Where does “kūwen” come from?

kūwen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “kūwen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kūwen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan