Where does “kêsen” come from?

kêsen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kiosan, from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “kêsen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kêsen”

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