Where does “chooseth” come from?
chooseth (English) comes from English choose, from Middle English chose, from Middle English chosen, from Old English ċēosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
chooseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “chooseth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choose | To pick; to make the choice of; to select; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | chose | — |
| 3 | Middle English | chosen | chosen; to choose |
| 4 | Old English | ċēosan | to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | keusan | to choose |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |