Where does “kiosan” come from?

kiosan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic keusan, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kiosan (Old High German): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “kiosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
2Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiosan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keusan →