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This Proto-West Germanic 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *keuwan (“to chew”). Compare Proto-West Germanic *keuwā.
Noun
*kauwā (f)
- (anatomy) jaw
- (in the plural) mouth, gullet
- cheek
Inflection
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Singular
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*kauwā
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| Genitive
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*kauwōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*kauwā
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*kauwōn
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| Accusative
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*kauwōn
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*kauwōn
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| Genitive
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*kauwōn
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*kauwōnō
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| Dative
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*kauwōn
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*kauwōm, *kauwum
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| Instrumental
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*kauwōn
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*kauwōm, *kauwum
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Descendants
- Old English: *ċēawe
- Middle English: *chawe, *chewe
- Old Saxon: *kōwa
- Middle Low German: kouwe, couwe, cauwe
- Old Dutch: *kouwa
- Middle Dutch: couwe, cauwe, cawe, cuwe
- Dutch: kuw, kauw (obsolete)
- Old High German: kouwa
- Middle High German: kouwe