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Where does “kuski” come from?

kuski (Finnish) comes from Swedish kusk, from German Kutscher, from German Kutsche, from French couché, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kuski (Finnish): driver

Definitions

  1. driver

Ancestry of “kuski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkuskdriver, coachman
2GermanKutschercoachman
3GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
4Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
5Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
6Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
7Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
8Latincollocō—
9Latincōn-—
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kuski”

  • rekkakuski
  • juoppokuski
  • sirrakuski
  • roskakuski
  • taksikuski
  • autokuski
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