Where does “podcase” come from?

podcase (English) comes from English Case, from German Käse, from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

podcase (English): The case of a pod

Definitions

  1. The case of a pod

Ancestry of “podcase”, step by step

podcase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Case

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCaseabstract feature of a noun phrase that determines...
2GermanKäsecheese; nonsense
3Middle High Germankæsecheese
4Old High Germankāsicheese
5Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
6Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
7Latincāseuscheese
8Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via English pod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpodA self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something
2Middle Englishpod
3Old Englishpādan outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...
4Proto-West Germanicpaiducoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
5Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-Every word from Latin cāseusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz
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