Where does “Kieser” come from?

Kieser (English) comes from German kiesen, from Middle High German kiesen, from Old High German kiosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “Kieser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiesento choose; to select
2Middle High Germankiesento choose
3Old High Germankiosanto choose
4Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
5Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “Kieser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →