Where does “kaasmijt” come from?
kaasmijt (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.
kaasmijt (Dutch): cheese mite
Definitions
- cheese mite
Ancestry of “kaasmijt”, step by step
kaasmijt 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 mijt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mijt | mite; stack, neatly laid pile; a former copper... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mīte | moth, mite |
| 3 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |