Where does “kjaptr” come from?

kjaptr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kefutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

kjaptr (Old Norse): jaw; gaping jaws

Definitions

  1. jaw; gaping jaws

Ancestry of “kjaptr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickefutaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵép-uns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “kjaptr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kefutaz →