Where does “kies” come from?

kies (German) comes from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kies (German): singular imperative of kiesen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of kiesen

Ancestry of “kies”, step by step

kies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קיס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקיסpouch

via Middle High German Kis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanKis

Words derived from “kies

Every word from Yiddish קיס