Where does “cheesesteak” come from?

cheesesteak (English) comes from English steak, from Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik, from Proto-Germanic staikō.

cheesesteak (English): A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped...

Definitions

  1. A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped...

Ancestry of “cheesesteak”, step by step

cheesesteak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English steak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsteakbeefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for...
2Middle Englishsteike—
3Old Norsesteikroast
4Proto-Germanicstaikō—

via English cheese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy—
Every word from Proto-Germanic staikō →Every word from Old Norse steik →Every word from Middle English steike →