Where does “ch·ouèsir” come from?

ch·ouèsir (Franco-Provençal) comes from French choisir, from Middle French choisir, from Old French choisir, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

ch·ouèsir (Franco-Provençal): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “ch·ouèsir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchoisirto choose; to perceive, distinguish
2Middle Frenchchoisirto choose
3Old Frenchchoisirto choose, perceive
4Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
5Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →
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