Where does “*kauwjan” come from?
*kauwjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Ancestry of “*kauwjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kawjaną | to call; name |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |