Where does “unchoose” come from?
unchoose (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.
unchoose (English): To not choose; choose against; deselect; reject
Definitions
- To not choose; choose against; deselect; reject
Ancestry of “unchoose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |