Where does “Stirnkuss” come from?

Stirnkuss (German) comes from German kuss, from Middle High German kus, from Old High German kus, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

Stirnkuss (German): kiss on the forehead

Definitions

  1. kiss on the forehead

Ancestry of “Stirnkuss”, step by step

Stirnkuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss

via German Stirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStirnforehead; frons
2Middle High Germanstirne—
3Old High Germanstirnaforehead
4Proto-West Germanicstirnijuforehead
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old High German kus →