Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/keuwā

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 *keuwan (“to chew”).

Noun

*keuwā f

jaw
gill
Synonym: *kijō

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*keuwā
Genitive	*keuwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*keuwā	*keuwōn
Accusative	*keuwōn	*keuwōn
Genitive	*keuwōn	*keuwōnō
Dative	*keuwōn	keuwōm, keuwum
Instrumental	*keuwōn	keuwōm, keuwum

Alternative reconstructions

*kiuwijā

Descendants

Old English: *ċēowe, *ċīewe
- >? Middle English: *chewe, *chowe, jowe (possibly; possibly influenced or merged with Old French joue)
  - English: chaw, jaw
  - Scots: jow
  - >? Scots: chow
Old Frisian: *kiāwe, *kiōwe, *kiūwe
- Saterland Frisian: Kiuwe, Keeuwe, Käuwe (“jaw, chin”) (alternatively from Low German)
- West Frisian: kiuw (“gill; jaw, jawbone”) (alternatively from Dutch)
Old Saxon: *kiowa, *kiuwa
- Middle Low German: kêwe, keiwe, kiwe
Old Dutch: *kiowa, *kiuwa, *kūwa
- Middle Dutch: kieuwe, cauwe, cawe, cuwe, couwe
  - Dutch: kieuw, kuw, (obsolete) kauw
Old High German: kiuwa, kewa, kouwa
- Middle High German: kiwe, kiuwe, kewe, kouwe
  - German: Keu, Käu (dialectal)