Etymograph

English

Kiesling

Kiesling comes from Middle High German kiselinc, and goes back to Old High German kisil ‘pebble’.

  1. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kisil‘pebble’
  2. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kiselinc
  3. Germanc. 1650–presentKiesling
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kisil‘pebble’
  2. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kiselinc
  3. Germanc. 1650–presentKiesling
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old High German kisil / Kiesling