Where does “Käseigel” come from?

Käseigel (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.

Käseigel (German): party snack made of fruit and cheese on sticks in...

Definitions

  1. party snack made of fruit and cheese on sticks in...

Ancestry of “Käseigel”, step by step

Käseigel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Käse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKäsecheese; nonsense
2Middle High Germankæsecheese
3Old High Germankāsicheese
4Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
5Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
6Latincāseuscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

via German igel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanigelhedgehog
2Middle High Germanigel—
3Old High Germanigilhedgehog
4Proto-West Germanicigilhedgehog
5Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →