Where does “chesen” come from?

chesen (Middle English) comes from Old English ċēosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

chesen (Middle English): To choose; to select

Definitions

  1. To choose; to select

Ancestry of “chesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēosanto choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test,...
2Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →
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