Where does “cos” come from?

cos (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

cos (Old English): Alternative form of coss

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of coss

Ancestry of “cos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickosskiss
2Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →