Where does “ceosung” come from?

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

ceosung (Old English): choosing, choice

Definitions

  1. choosing, choice

Ancestry of “ceosung”, 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 →