Where does “käft” come from?
käft (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kjaptr, from Proto-Germanic kefutaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.
käft (Swedish): a mouth, a jaw; a person
Ancestry of “käft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kjaptr | jaw; gaping jaws |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kefutaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵép-uns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵep- | to eat, chew |
Words derived from “käft”