Etymology

chewing

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Today it means: The act by which something is chewed on; mastication. Full definition →

Middle English chewynge ← Old English *ċēowende ← Proto-Germanic *kewwandz
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chewing · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*kewwaną“to chew”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kewwandz
  3. Old English · inherited from*ċēowende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromchewynge
  5. English todaychewing

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

chewing · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromċīwung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromchewyng
  3. English todaychewing

From Middle English chewyng, chewynge, from Old English ċīwung, ċȳwung, ċēowung (“chewing”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*kewwaną all →

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