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
Ancestry of “kaas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaas | cheese |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | câse | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kāsi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | — |
| 6 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |