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Where does “Chääs” come from?

Chääs (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Chääs (Alemannic German): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “Chääs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankæsecheese
2Old High Germankāsi—
3Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
4Proto-Germanickāsijaz—
5Latincāseus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “Chääs”

  • Chääschüechli
  • Chääsmässer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →