Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gakauw

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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

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

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