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Where does “kieskring” come from?

kieskring (Dutch) comes from Dutch kiezen, from Middle Dutch kiesen, from Old Dutch kiesan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kieskring (Dutch): administrative regional electoral district

Definitions

  1. administrative regional electoral district

Ancestry of “kieskring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkiezento choose
2Middle Dutchkiesento test, to inspect, to assess; to choose, to...
3Old Dutchkiesanto choose
4Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
5Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
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