küssen
German (Berlin)
[ˈkʰʏsn̩]
verb-weak
Definitions
- to kiss
- (reflexive) to make out
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German kussen inherited from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (kiss).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kussijaną
Gloss
kiss
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bekiss English
- kiss English
- kiss-ass English
- kissability English
- kissable English
- kissass English
- kissathon English
- kissee English
- kisser English
- kissest English
- kisseth English
- kissfest English
- kissing English
- kissle English
- kissless English
- kisslike English
- kissproof English
- kissworthy English
- kissy English
- outkiss English
- unkiss English
- wach German
- wachküssen German
- afkussen Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdkussen Dutch, Flemish
- kussen Dutch, Flemish
- kussengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- kussensloop Dutch, Flemish
- luchtkussen Dutch, Flemish
- oorkussen Dutch, Flemish
- rolkussen Dutch, Flemish
- sierkussen Dutch, Flemish
- springkussen Dutch, Flemish
- *ku Proto-Indo-European
- *kukjaną Proto-Germanic
- *kussijaną Proto-Germanic
- キス Japanese
- cyssan Old English
- kissen Middle English
- kyssa Old Norse
- kysse Danish
- cussen Middle Dutch
- cussin Middle Dutch
- kussen Old High German
- kussing Afrikaans
- 𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- קושן Yiddish
- kussen Old Dutch
- kussian Old Saxon
- 키스 Korean
- kis Tok Pisin
- kisse Hunsrik