English word chew comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (To chew.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ǵyewh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *kewwaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To chew. |
| ċēowan | Old English (ang) | |
| ceowan | Old English (ang) | To chew. |
| chewen | Middle English (enm) | |
| chew | English (eng) | (countable, or, uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.. (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.. The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.. To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and [...] |