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

kieskring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kiezen

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

via Dutch kring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkringcircle; round figure; circle, clique; a circular...
2Middle Dutchkring—
3Old Dutch*kring—
4Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn
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