Where does “kuss” come from?
kuss (German) comes from Middle High German kus, from Old High German kus, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.
Ancestry of “kuss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kus | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kus | kiss |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | koss | kiss |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kussaz | kiss |