Where does “Kosename” come from?

Kosename (German) comes from German nāme, from Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

Kosename (German): pet name

Definitions

  1. pet name

Ancestry of “Kosename”, step by step

Kosename traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nāme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannāmename (forename, Christian name, given name)
2Middle High Germannamename
3Old High Germannamoname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via German kosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankosento cuddle; to caress
2Middle High Germankōsen
3Old High Germankōson
4Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
5Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic namô
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