Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gakauw

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *kauw, from *keuwan.

Noun

*gakauw n

1. chewing

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gakauw
Genitive	*gakauwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gakauw	*gakauwu
Accusative	*gakauw	*gakauwu
Genitive	*gakauwas	*gakauwō
Dative	*gakauwē	*gakauwum
Instrumental	*gakauwu	*gakauwum

Descendants

• Old English: *ġeċēaw, *ġeċēow
  • Middle English: icheu
    • English: chew
• Old Dutch: *gikouw
  • Middle Dutch: *gekouw, *gekauw
    • Dutch: gekauw
      • → West Frisian: gekau
• ⇒? Old High German: gikouwarōn