Where does “nys” come from?

nys (Danish) comes from Danish kys, from Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

nys (Danish): recently, just now; sneeze; imperative of nyse

Definitions

  1. recently, just now; sneeze; imperative of nyse

Ancestry of “nys”, step by step

nys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkyskiss; imperative of kysse; imperative of kyse
2Old Norsekosskiss
3Proto-Germanickussazkiss

via Old Norse hnjósa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnjósato sneeze
2Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
3Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Old Norse koss →Every word from Danish kys →