Where does “aufkussen” come from?
aufkussen (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch kussen, from Middle Low German kussen, from Old Saxon kussian, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aufkussen (Plautdietsch): to kiss a hurt child or a child's pain
Definitions
- to kiss a hurt child or a child's pain
Ancestry of “aufkussen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | kussen | to kiss |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kussen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kussian | to kiss |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |