Where does “kausijan” come from?

kausijan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kausijan (Frankish): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “kausijan”, step by step

kausijan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kauzijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
2Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Proto-Germanic kausijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickausijaną—

Words derived from “kausijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →