Where does “choix” come from?

choix (French) comes from Middle French choix, from Old French chois, from Old French choisir, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

choix (French): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “choix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchoixchoice
2Old Frenchchoischoice
3Old Frenchchoisirto choose, perceive
4Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
5Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “choix”

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