Where does “puss” come from?

puss (Swedish) comes from German pfütze, from Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Proto-Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

puss (Swedish): Peck; a light or dispassionate kiss performed...

Definitions

  1. Peck; a light or dispassionate kiss performed...

Ancestry of “puss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfützepuddle, shallow pool
2Middle High Germanpfütze—
3Old High Germanpfuzzipool
4Proto-Germanic*puti—
5Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
6Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “puss”

Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puti →