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Where does “kewǭ” come from?
kewǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
Ancestry of “kewǭ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
kewwaną
to chew
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵyewh₁-
to chew
Words derived from “kewǭ”
jaw
jaws
chaw
chawbacon
chawer
kawǭ
chawe
jawe
geowe
chawbone
jaw-jaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →
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