Reconstruction:Old English/ceawe

This Old 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kauwā (“gill, jaw”). Cognate with Old High German kouwa (“jaws, oral cavity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː.we/

Noun

*ċēawe f

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative *ċēawe *ċēawan
accusative *ċēawan *ċēawan
genitive *ċēawan *ċēawena
dative *ċēawan *ċēawum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *chawe, *chewe
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