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...

*kauwjan (Proto-West Germanic): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “*kauwjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickawjanąto call; name
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “*kauwjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kawjaną →