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Where does β€œπŒΊπŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒΊπŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic keusanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European Η΅ews- β€” to taste, try.

πŒΊπŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to prove, test

Definitions

  1. to prove, test

Ancestry of β€œπŒΊπŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanickeusanΔ…to test, to try; to choose
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanΗ΅ews-to taste, try

Words derived from β€œπŒΊπŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½β€

  • 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 Η΅ews- β†’