Reconstruction:Old English/ceowe

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

Alternative forms

• *ċīewe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *keuwā, *kiuwijā (“jaw; gill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.we/

Noun

*ċēowe f

1. jaw

Declension

Declension of *ceowe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*ċēowe	*ċēowan
accusative	*ċēowan	*ċēowan
genitive	*ċēowan	*ċēowena
dative	*ċēowan	*ċēowum

Related terms

• *ċīa
• ċīe
• ċēowan
• *ġeċēaw
• ġecow

Descendants

• >? Middle English: *chewe, *chowe, jowe (possibly; possibly influenced or merged with Old French joue)
  • English: chaw, jaw
  • Scots: jow
  • >? Scots: chow