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Where does “kyss” come from?
kyss (Swedish) comes from Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.
kyss
(Swedish): kiss
Definitions
kiss
Ancestry of “kyss”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
koss
kiss
2
Proto-Germanic
kussaz
kiss
Words derived from “kyss”
negerkyss
kyss mig i arslet
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →
Every word from Old Norse koss →