Where does “chosen” come from?
chosen (English) comes 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.
chosen (English): past participle of choose; picked; selected;...
Definitions
- past participle of choose; picked; selected;...
Ancestry of “chosen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | chosen | chosen; to choose |
| 2 | Old English | ċēosan | to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | keusan | to choose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
Words derived from “chosen”