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Where does “āċēocian” come from?

āċēocian (Old English) comes from Old English ċēace, from Proto-West Germanic kākā, from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

āċēocian (Old English): to choke

Definitions

  1. to choke

Ancestry of “āċēocian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēacejaw, cheek; jaw; cheek
2Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
3Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “āċēocian”

  • choking
  • choke
  • choker
  • chokingly
  • chokehold
  • chokecherry
  • choky
  • chokey
  • chokepoint
  • chokeberry
  • chokedamp
  • chokered
  • chokily
  • chokiness
  • choketh
  • unchoke
  • chokebore
  • chokest
  • multichoke
  • chokestrap
  • chokeslam
  • chokecoil
  • choken
  • ឆូក
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