Where does “kiusa” come from?

kiusa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kjósa, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kiusa (Old Swedish): to choose; to enchant, hex

Definitions

  1. to choose; to enchant, hex

Ancestry of “kiusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjósato choose; to desire, wish; to elect
2Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kiusa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Old Norse kjósa →