Where does “kus” come from?
kus (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch kos, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.
kus (Dutch): kiss
Ancestry of “kus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kos | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kos | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | koss | kiss |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kussaz | kiss |