Where does “quysshyn” come from?

quysshyn (Middle English) comes from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

quysshyn (Middle English): A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow

Definitions

  1. A soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow

Ancestry of “quysshyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoissincushion
2Latincoxinum
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

Words derived from “quysshyn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs-Every word from Latin coxaEvery word from Latin coxinum