Where does “kiesen” come from?

kiesen (German) comes from Middle High German kiesen, from Old High German kiosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kiesen (German): to choose; to select

Definitions

  1. to choose; to select

Ancestry of “kiesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankiesento choose
2Old High Germankiosanto choose
3Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →