Where does “choz” come from?

choz (Old High German) comes from French chose, from Middle French chose, from Old French chose, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

Ancestry of “choz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chose	thing
2	Middle French	chose	thing
3	Old French	chose	thing
4	Latin	causa	cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5	Old Latin	caussa	cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6	Proto-Indo-European	kawd-teh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →