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