Where does “hoofdkaas” come from?

hoofdkaas (Dutch) 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.

hoofdkaas (Dutch): brawn, head cheese

Definitions

brawn, head cheese

Ancestry of “hoofdkaas”, step by step

hoofdkaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kaas

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

via Dutch hoofd

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	hoofd	head
2	Middle Dutch	hôvet	head
3	Old Dutch	hōvit	head
4	Proto-West Germanic	*haubud	—
5	Proto-Germanic	haubudą	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput-	head

Words derived from “hoofdkaas”

head cheese

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →