Chüssi

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussīn, borrowed from Old French coissin, cussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus. Cognate with German Kissen, also Dutch kussen, English cushion, French coussin, Spanish cojín.

Noun

Chüssi n

1. cushion, pillow

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 18.