Where does “Koppekisse” come from?
Koppekisse (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Kisse, from Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussen, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Koppekisse (Pennsylvania German): pillow
Definitions
- pillow
Ancestry of “Koppekisse”, step by step
Koppekisse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pennsylvania German Kisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Kisse | cushion |
| 2 | Middle High German | küssen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kussen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Pennsylvania German kopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | kopp | head |
| 2 | Old High German | kopf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kopp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |