Reconstruction:Middle English/chawe

This Middle English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • *chewe, *chowe

Etymology

From Old English *ċēawe, from Proto-West Germanic *kauwā (“jaw”). Cognate with Middle Dutch couwe (“jaw”), Middle High German kouwe (“jaw, mouth”).

Noun

*chawe

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Descendants

  • English: chaw
  • Scots: chaw
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