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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan. Alternatively from Old Dutch *kouwon, from Proto-West Germanic *kauwōn, derived from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną.
Verb
couwen
- to chew
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “cuwen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cauwen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page cauwen
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “couwen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page couwen