Where does “casework” come from?
Casework derives from case, from Middle English cas, from Old English wyrċan, from Latin casus meaning "a fall or chance occurrence," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning "to seize."
casework (English): The work required to deal with cases in any...
Definitions
- The work required to deal with cases in any...
Ancestry of “casework”, step by step
casework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Case
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 2 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 3 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 4 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 7 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |