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Where does “cadāwe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cadāwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeahhea daw; chough
2Proto-Germanic*kahu—
3Proto-Germanickawō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “cadāwe”

  • caddow
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