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Where does “kawǭ” come from?

kawǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kewǭ, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

kawǭ (Proto-Germanic): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “kawǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickewǭ—
2Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “kawǭ”

  • jaw
  • jaws
  • jawbone
  • jawline
  • lockjaw
  • jawless
  • jawbreaker
  • underjaw
  • jawbreaking
  • jawfish
  • jawlike
  • underjawed
  • crackjaw
  • jawbox
  • loosejaw
  • jawsmith
  • jawy
  • jaw-jaw
  • jawblock
  • jawboner
  • knifejaw
  • jawboneist
  • jawbonist
  • hog jaw
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