Where does “Madenkäse” come from?

Madenkäse (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.

Madenkäse (German): casu martzu, maggot cheese

Definitions

  1. casu martzu, maggot cheese

Ancestry of “Madenkäse”, step by step

Madenkäse 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 Made

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMademaggot
2Old High Germanmadomaggot
3Proto-Germanicmaþômaggot, worm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →