Where does “chose” come from?

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

Ancestry of “chose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchosenchosen; to choose
2Old Englishċēosanto choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test,...
3Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “chose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →