Where does “ċēocian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ċēocian”, step by step

ċēocian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċēace

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

via Old English ċēoce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēocecheek; jaw
2Proto-West Germanic*keukājaw, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kākā →