Where does “Blauschimmelkäse” come from?
Blauschimmelkäse (German) comes 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.
Blauschimmelkäse (German): blue cheese
Definitions
- blue cheese
Ancestry of “Blauschimmelkäse”, step by step
Blauschimmelkäse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Käse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 2 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 3 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 6 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
via German Blauschimmel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blauschimmel | blue mold |
| 2 | German | Blau | the colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | blā | blue |
| 4 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |