Where does “kissing” come from?
Kissing comes from Middle English kissen, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną and kussaz, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to -yeti.
kissing (English): present participle of kiss; That kisses; Just...
Definitions
- present participle of kiss; That kisses; Just...
Ancestry of “kissing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kissynge | kiss action of kissing |
| 2 | Middle English | kissen | to kiss |
| 3 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 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 |