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Where does “ċēce” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ċēce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
2Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “ċēce”

  • cheek
  • cheeks
  • cheeky
  • cheekily
  • cheekiness
  • cheekpiece
  • cheekful
  • sweetcheeks
  • asscheek
  • doorcheek
  • cheeker
  • cheekless
  • arsecheek
  • nether cheek
  • cheke
  • choke
  • cheeke
  • cheoke
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