Where does “Käse” come from?
Käse (German) comes 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.
Käse (German): cheese; nonsense
Ancestry of “Käse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 2 | Old High German | kāsi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
Words derived from “Käse”