Where does “Kissen” come from?

Kissen (German) comes from Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussen, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Kissen (German): cushion; pillow; all the soft parts of a bed,...

Definitions

  1. cushion; pillow; all the soft parts of a bed,...

Ancestry of “Kissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanküssen—
2Old High Germankussen—
3Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Kissen”

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