Kussmaul

See also: Küssmaul and Kußmaul

English

Etymology

From German Kussmaul or Kußmaul, from Czech Kosmály or Kosmál by means of folk etymology (as if a compound of Kuss (“kiss”) and Maul (“snout”)).[1]

Proper noun

Kussmaul

  1. A German surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon, Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach, 1990, →ISBN
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