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Where does “Kuscheltier” come from?

Kuscheltier (German) comes from German kuscheln, from German kuschen, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kuscheltier (German): stuffed animal

Definitions

  1. stuffed animal

Ancestry of “Kuscheltier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankuschelnto cuddle
2Germankuschento lie down
3Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
4Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
5Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
6Latincollocō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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