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Where does “ċeahhe” come from?

ċeahhe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *kahu, from Proto-Germanic kawō, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

ċeahhe (Old English): a daw; chough

Definitions

  1. a daw; chough

Ancestry of “ċeahhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kahu—
2Proto-Germanickawō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “ċeahhe”

  • caddow
  • cadāwe
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