Proto-Germanic: *kiúsō, *kíusa-z, *káusiōn, *kíusiōn, *kū́sō(n)
Meaning: gullet etc.
Old Norse: kjōs f. `Tasche', kjōs-s m. `Bucht', NIsl kjōs f. `kleines Tal, Einsenkung', Far kjōs f. `Vordermagen eines Vögels'
Norwegian: kjos `schmale Bucht', dial. köysa `Haube'
Swedish: kusa `cunnus'; dial. kjusa `Talschlucht', kjus `Winkel eines Sackes'
Danish: kyse `Haube'
Middle Dutch: noorholl. cūse; Kil. keusel, kuysel `bol, bal, pil'
Dutch: keuzelen `knikkeren', dial. kuis `knikker'
Middle Low German: kūse f. `Kolben, Keule; Backenzahn', kusel, kesel `draaitol'
