Where does “Halskuss” come from?

Halskuss (German) comes from German hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Halskuss (German): kiss on the neck

Definitions

  1. kiss on the neck

Ancestry of “Halskuss”, step by step

Halskuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via German kuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →