Where does “kaasboor” come from?

kaasboor (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.

kaasboor (Dutch): cheese borer

Definitions

  1. cheese borer

Ancestry of “kaasboor”, step by step

kaasboor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kaas

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

via Dutch boor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboordrill; boron
2Middle Dutchbore—
3Dutchborento drill
4Middle Dutchbōrento drill
5Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
6Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →