Where does “Käsereibe” come from?

Käsereibe (German) comes from German Reibe, from German reiben, from Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, from Proto-West Germanic wrīban, from Proto-Germanic wrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European werp-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Käsereibe (German): cheese grater

Definitions

  1. cheese grater

Ancestry of “Käsereibe”, step by step

Käsereibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReibegrater, shredder
2Germanreibento rub; to chafe; to grate
3Middle High Germanrīben—
4Old High Germanrībanto rub
5Proto-West Germanicwrībanto rub; to wipe
6Proto-Germanicwrībanąto rub; to wipe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrībaną →