Reconstruction:Old Dutch/kiuwan

This Old Dutch 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 Dutch

Alternative forms

  • *kūwan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwan.

Verb

*kiuwan

  1. to chew

Inflection

  • *kouwon
    • Middle Dutch: couwen, cauwen
      • Dutch: kauwen
      • Limburgish: kówwe

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: kewen, ceuwen, cuwen