Where does “kese” come from?

kese (Cimbrian) comes 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.

kese (Cimbrian): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “kese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankāsicheese
2Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
3Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →