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Where does โ€œ๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€ come from?

๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic kauzijanฤ…, from Proto-Germanic keusanฤ…, from Proto-Indo-European วตews- โ€” to taste, try.

๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic): to taste

Definitions

  1. to taste

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickauzijanฤ…to sample, to taste
2Proto-Germanickeusanฤ…to test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanวตews-to taste, try

Words derived from โ€œ๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€

  • choice
  • choicely
  • choiceless
  • choiceness
  • nonchoice
  • multichoice
  • choicelessness
  • choiceful
  • overchoice
  • choicelessly
  • choicy
  • subchoice
  • mischoice
  • unchoice
  • choiciest
  • forechoice
  • anti-choice
  • pro-choice
  • anti-choicer
  • choicier
  • pro-choicer
  • choisir
  • surchoix
  • choix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European วตews- โ†’