Where does “kaun” come from?

kaun (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *kauną, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kaun (Old Norse): boil, abscess

Definitions

  1. boil, abscess

Ancestry of “kaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kaunącheek
2Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kaun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kauną →