Where does “kaas” come from?

kaas (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “kaas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →