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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kewwaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (compare Latin gingīva (gums), Tocharian B śuwaṃ (to eat), Polish żuję (I chew), Persian جویدن (ǰavīdan), Pashto [script needed] (žovạl, to bite, gnaw)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkew.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kewwaną

  1. to chew

Inflection

Descendants

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