Where does “Kissenschliff” come from?

Kissenschliff (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.

Kissenschliff (German): cushion cut of a gemstone

Definitions

  1. cushion cut of a gemstone

Ancestry of “Kissenschliff”, step by step

Kissenschliff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKissencushion; pillow; all the soft parts of a bed,...
2Middle High Germanküssen
3Old High Germankussen
4Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Schliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchliffsharpening of a blade
2Middle High Germanslif
3Old High Germanslif
Every word from Chichewa iye
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