Where does “Käseaufschnitt” come from?
Käseaufschnitt (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.
Käseaufschnitt (German): assorted cheese slices
Definitions
- assorted cheese slices
Ancestry of “Käseaufschnitt”, step by step
Käseaufschnitt 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 Aufschnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufschnitt | cold cuts |
| 2 | German | aufschneiden | to cut open; to cut into slices or pieces... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūfsnīden | — |