Where does “Judaskuss” come from?

Judaskuss (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.

Judaskuss (German): Judas kiss

Definitions

  1. Judas kiss

Ancestry of “Judaskuss”, step by step

Judaskuss 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 Judas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJudasJudas, traitor
2LatinJūdas—
3Ancient GreekἸούδαςJudah, one of the Hebrew patriarchs
4HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old High German kus →