Where does “kaaskoek” come from?

kaaskoek (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kaas, 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.

kaaskoek (Afrikaans): cheesecake

Definitions

  1. cheesecake

Ancestry of “kaaskoek”, step by step

kaaskoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans kaas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskaascheese
2Dutchkaascheese
3Middle Dutchcâsecheese
4Old Dutchkāsi—
5Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
6Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
7Latincāseuscheese
8Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via Afrikaans koek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoekcake; tangle of hair; vulva
2Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
3Middle Dutchcoekecake
4Old Dutchkuoko—
5Proto-Germanickōkôcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →