Where does “kōsen” come from?

kōsen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kōson, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

Ancestry of “kōsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankōson
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂

Words derived from “kōsen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂Every word from Old Latin caussaEvery word from Latin causa