Where does “kieserite” come from?

kieserite (English) comes from English Kieser, 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.

kieserite (English): A saline evaporite, consisting of hydrated...

Definitions

  1. A saline evaporite, consisting of hydrated...

Ancestry of “kieserite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKieser—
2Germankiesento choose; to select
3Middle High Germankiesento choose
4Old High Germankiosanto choose
5Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kieserite”

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