Where does “kussīn” come from?

kussīn (Old High German) comes from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

kussīn (Old High German): pillow cushion for the head

Definitions

  1. pillow cushion for the head

Ancestry of “kussīn”, step by step

kussīn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coissin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoissincushion
2Latincoxinum—
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

via Proto-Germanic *kussīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kussīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin coxinum →