Where does “קײַער” come from?

קײַער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קײַען, from Middle High German kūwen, from Old High German kūwen, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

קײַער (Yiddish): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “קײַער”, step by step

קײַער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קײַען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקײַעןto chew
2Middle High Germankūwen—
3Old High Germankūwen—
4Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
5Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →