Where does “nonchosen” come from?
nonchosen (English) comes from English chosen, 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.
nonchosen (English): Not chosen
Definitions
- Not chosen
Ancestry of “nonchosen”, step by step
nonchosen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chosen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chosen | past participle of choose; picked; selected;... |
| 2 | Middle English | chosen | chosen; to choose |
| 3 | Old English | ċēosan | to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | keusan | to choose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |