Where does “mnt-” come from?

mnt- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “mnt-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianmnto be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,...
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “mnt-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →
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