Where does “kiezen” come from?

kiezen (Dutch) comes 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.

kiezen (Dutch): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “kiezen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kiezen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →