Where does “kus” come from?
kus (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.
kus (Old High German): kiss
Ancestry of “kus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | koss | kiss |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kussaz | kiss |