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Where does “kyskhet” come from?

kyskhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish kysk, from Middle Low German kūsch, from Finnish kuski, from Swedish kusk, from German Kutscher, from German Kutsche, from French couché, from French coucher — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kyskhet (Swedish): chastity

Definitions

  1. chastity

Ancestry of “kyskhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkyskchaste
2Middle Low Germankūsch—
3Finnishkuskidriver
4Swedishkuskdriver, coachman
5GermanKutschercoachman
6GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
7Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
8Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
9Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
10Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
11Latincollocō—
12Latincōn-—
13Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
14Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
15Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
17Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
18Middle Englishkyt—
19Germankitt—
20Old High Germankuti—
21Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
22Proto-Germanickweduzresin
23Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
24Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kyskhet”

  • kyskhetsbälte
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