Where does “kesen” come from?
kesen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German kêsen, from Old Saxon kiosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.
kesen (Low German): to choose
Ancestry of “kesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kêsen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kiosan | to choose |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | keusan | to choose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | keusaną | to test, to try; to choose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |