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Where does “ċēowan” come from?

ċēowan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “ċēowan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
2Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “ċēowan”

  • chewing
  • chew
  • chewy
  • chewable
  • chewer
  • chewiness
  • cheweth
  • midchew
  • unchewable
  • chewstick
  • rechew
  • chewie
  • prechew
  • chewingly
  • nonchewing
  • chuet
  • chewing gum
  • chewproof
  • nonchewer
  • overchew
  • chewing-gum
  • chouinegomme
  • チューインガム
  • chewyng
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →