Where does “kyss” come from?

kyss (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

kyss (Norwegian Bokmål): a kiss

Definitions

  1. a kiss

Ancestry of “kyss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekosskiss
2Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Old Norse koss →