Where does “smeerkaas” come from?
smeerkaas (Dutch) comes from Dutch smeren, from Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
smeerkaas (Dutch): cheese spread
Definitions
- cheese spread
Ancestry of “smeerkaas”, step by step
smeerkaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch smeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smeren | to smear, to rub a substance; to make, to butter;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smeren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smirwen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smirwijan | to smear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |