Where does “Kissenbezug” come from?
Kissenbezug (German) comes from German Kissen, 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.
Kissenbezug (German): pillowcase
Definitions
- pillowcase
Ancestry of “Kissenbezug”, step by step
Kissenbezug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kissen | cushion; pillow; all the soft parts of a bed,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | küssen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kussen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Bezug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bezug | reference; cover; salary |
| 2 | German | beziehen | to refer, to relate |
| 3 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 5 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |