Where does “Küsschen” come from?

Küsschen (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.

Küsschen (German): Diminutive of Kuss; a peck

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Kuss; a peck

Ancestry of “Küsschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old High German kus →
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