Where does “schimmelkaas” come from?

schimmelkaas (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.

schimmelkaas (Dutch): any fungal cheese, such as blue cheese

Definitions

  1. any fungal cheese, such as blue cheese

Ancestry of “schimmelkaas”, step by step

schimmelkaas 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 schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschimmelmould; fungus, any member of the kingdom Fungi;...
2Middle Dutchschimmelrust
3Proto-Germanicskimla-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →