Where does “kesse” come from?

kesse (Yola) comes from Middle English cos, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

kesse (Yola): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “kesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcosa kiss action of kissing
2Old Englishcosskiss
3Proto-West Germanickosskiss
4Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old English coss →