Where does “prechoose” come from?
prechoose (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.
prechoose (English): To choose in advance
Definitions
- To choose in advance
Ancestry of “prechoose”, step by step
prechoose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choose
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |