Where does “gikiesan” come from?

gikiesan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

gikiesan (Old Dutch): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “gikiesan”, step by step

gikiesan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Old Dutch kiesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkiesanto choose
2Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
3Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →