Where does “Abschiedskuss” come from?

Abschiedskuss (German) comes from German kuss, from Middle High German kus, from Old High German kus, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

Abschiedskuss (German): farewell kiss

Definitions

  1. farewell kiss

Ancestry of “Abschiedskuss”, step by step

Abschiedskuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss

via German Abschied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbschiedparting, farewell
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old High German kus →