Where does “kos” come from?

kos (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kǫs, from Proto-Germanic *kasō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

kos (Norwegian Nynorsk): cosiness or coziness

Definitions

  1. cosiness or coziness

Ancestry of “kos”, step by step

kos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kǫs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekǫsheap, pile
2Proto-Germanic*kasō
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norwegian Nynorsk kose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkoseAlternative form of kosa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-Every word from Proto-Germanic *kasō