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
Ancestry of “āċēocian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ċēace | jaw, cheek; jaw; cheek |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kākā | jaw, cheek |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kēkǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “āċēocian”