Where does “groaning cheese” come from?

groaning cheese (English) comes from English groaning, from Middle English gronynge, from Old English grānung — groaning.

groaning cheese (English): A large cheese traditionally divided among the...

Definitions

  1. A large cheese traditionally divided among the...

Ancestry of “groaning cheese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgroaningThat groans; Heavily laden, as if to creak under...
2Middle EnglishgronyngeThe event of groaning or moaning
3Old Englishgrānunggroaning
Every word from Old English grānung →Every word from Middle English gronynge →Every word from English groaning →