Where does “kaasmaker” come from?
kaasmaker (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.
kaasmaker (Dutch): cheesemaker
Definitions
- cheesemaker
Ancestry of “kaasmaker”, step by step
kaasmaker 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 maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | maker | maker person or thing that makes, produces or repairs something |
| 2 | Dutch | maken | to make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | māken | to make |
| 4 | Old Dutch | macōn | to make, do |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |