CHEEK - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
speak impudently to
Categories: Talk, Speak
Synonyms
Brass, Boldness, Cheek, Nerve, Impudence
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "cheek" comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. It started in Proto-Germanic *kekǭ. Then it appeared in Old English ċēce. Later, people used it in Middle English cheeke. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Saterland Frisian: Sooke
- West Frisian: tsjeak
- Dutch: kaak
- Swedish: käke
- Norwegian: kjake
- Old Norse: kók
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.