Where does “ċēace” come from?

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

ċēace (Old English): jaw, cheek; jaw; cheek

Definitions

  1. jaw, cheek; jaw; cheek

Ancestry of “ċēace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickākājaw, cheek
2Proto-Germanickēkǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “ċēace”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kākā →
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