Where does “uitkiezen” come from?

uitkiezen (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.

uitkiezen (Dutch): to select

Definitions

  1. to select

Ancestry of “uitkiezen”, step by step

uitkiezen 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 uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →