Where does “chois” come from?

chois (Old French) comes from Old French choisir, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

chois (Old French): choice

Definitions

  1. choice

Ancestry of “chois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchoisirto choose, perceive
2Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
3Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “chois”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →