Where does “kus” come from?

kus (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kus, from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch kos, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

kus (Afrikaans): coast, shoreline, seashore; coastal region; to...

Definitions

  1. coast, shoreline, seashore; coastal region; to...

Ancestry of “kus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuskiss
2Middle Dutchkos—
3Old Dutchkos—
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss

Words derived from “kus”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old Dutch kos →