Where does “coren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “coren”, 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 →