Where does “chwa” come from?

chwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French choix, 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.

chwa (Haitian Creole): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “chwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchoixchoice
2Middle Frenchchoixchoice
3Old Frenchchoischoice
4Old Frenchchoisirto choose, perceive
5Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
6Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
7Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →