Where does “KISS” come from?
KISS (Danish) comes from English KISS, from Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
KISS (Danish): KISS principle
Ancestry of “KISS”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | KISS | Acronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS... |
| 2 | Middle English | kissen | — |
| 3 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |