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Where does “kafl” come from?

kafl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

kafl (Proto-West Germanic): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “kafl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickaflazjaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “kafl”

  • shiver
  • jowl
  • shivery
  • jowled
  • jowly
  • shiverer
  • ashiver
  • chavel
  • shiveriness
  • jowler
  • jowliness
  • shiversome
  • chawl
  • chavel
  • ċeafl
  • choule
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