Where does “kaas” come from?

kaas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kaas, from Middle Dutch câse, from Old Dutch kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

kaas (Afrikaans): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “kaas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaascheese
2Middle Dutchcâsecheese
3Old Dutchkāsi—
4Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
5Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
6Latincāseuscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “kaas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →