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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic kēkǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kākā