An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schmus
Schmus, masculine, ‘talk, chaffering,’ Modern High German only; from Hebrew schĕmûôth, ‘news, tales’; hence Dutch smousen, ‘to chaffer’?.
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Schmus, masculine, ‘talk, chaffering,’ Modern High German only; from Hebrew schĕmûôth, ‘news, tales’; hence Dutch smousen, ‘to chaffer’?.