Where does “kis” come from?

kis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish kis, from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kis (Norwegian Bokmål): guy, dude; pyrite

Definitions

  1. guy, dude; pyrite

Ancestry of “kis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkisa boy
2Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
3Yiddishקיסpouch

Words derived from “kis”

Every word from Yiddish קיס →Every word from German kies →Every word from Swedish kis →