Where does “kiesen” come from?

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

kiesen (Middle Dutch): to test, to inspect, to assess; to choose, to...

Definitions

  1. to test, to inspect, to assess; to choose, to...

Ancestry of “kiesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkiesanto choose
2Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiesen”

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