couwen

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

1. to chew

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• cowen, ceuwen, cuwen, cuën, cuhën

Descendants

• Dutch: kauwen
• Limburgish: kówwe

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