kjósa

Icelandic

/ˈcʰouːsa/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • to vote
  • (with accusative) to vote for somebody
  • to elect
  • to choose, to select
  • to prefer

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kjósa (choose, influence with magic) inherited from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (choose, taste, chose) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (choose, taste, enjoy, try), *ǵews- (choose, taste, enjoy, try).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵews-

Gloss

choose, taste, enjoy, try

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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