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Where does “sierkussen” come from?

sierkussen (Dutch) comes from Dutch kussen, from Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, 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.

sierkussen (Dutch): A decorative cushion, of little or secondary...

Definitions

  1. A decorative cushion, of little or secondary...

Ancestry of “sierkussen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkussento kiss, to give a kiss to; to practice kissing;...
2Middle Dutchcussento kiss
3Old Dutchkussen—
4Proto-West Germanic*kussijan—
5Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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