jowl
English
/dʒaʊl/
noun
Definitions
- the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chawl inherited from Old English ċeafl (jaw-bone, snout, cheek-bone, beak, jaw, a bill, cheek) inherited from *kafl.
Origin
*kafl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bejowled English
- jowled English
- jowler English
- jowliness English
- jowly English
- Blaukehlchen German
- Braunkehlchen German
- Graukehlralle German
- Kehle German
- Kehllaut German
- Kniekehle German
- Rotkehlchen German
- Schwarzkehlchen German
- kehlig German
- *kaflaz Proto-Germanic
- *kefutaz Proto-Germanic
- ċeafl Old English
- chavel Middle English
- chawl Middle English
- kjapta Old Norse
- kjaptr Old Norse
- kel Danish
- kjaftur Faroese
- *kafl gmw-pro
- *kelā gmw-pro
- choule Yola