kys
Danish
/køs/, /køs/, /kyːs/
noun
Definitions
- kiss a touch with the lips
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse koss derived from Proto-Germanic *kussaz (a kiss).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kussaz
Gloss
a kiss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Handkuss German
- Judaskuss German
- Kuss German
- Küsschen German
- Luftkuss German
- Negerkuss German
- Pferdekuss German
- Schokokuss German
- Zungenkuss German
- kussecht German
- judaskus Dutch, Flemish
- kus Dutch, Flemish
- kushand Dutch, Flemish
- voetkus Dutch, Flemish
- kyss Norwegian Bokmål
- *kussaz Proto-Germanic
- kyss Swedish
- kyss Norwegian Nynorsk
- cos Old English
- koss Old Norse
- koss Icelandic
- kos Middle Dutch
- kus Old High German
- kossur Faroese
- kus Middle High German
- *koss gmw-pro
- *kos Old Dutch
- kus Old Saxon