Where does “choicelessly” come from?
choicelessly (English) comes from English choiceless, from English choice, from Middle French choys, from Old French chois, from Old French choisir, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną — to taste, try.
choicelessly (English): in a choiceless manner
Definitions
- in a choiceless manner
Ancestry of “choicelessly”, step by step
choicelessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choiceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choiceless | without a choice |
| 2 | English | choice | An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose... |
| 3 | Middle French | choys | choice |
| 4 | Old French | chois | choice |
| 5 | Old French | choisir | to choose, perceive |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 | to taste |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kauzijaną | to sample, to taste |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |