Proto-Germanic

*kaflaz

‘jaw’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *kaflaz.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *kaflaz, most familiar first.

• jabber ← jaberen ← chavel ← ċeafl ← *kafl
• jowl ← jawle ← ċeafl ← *kafl
• chawl ← chaule ← ċeafl ← *kafl
• chavel ← ċeafl ← *kafl

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *kaflaz