Where does “Nillenkäse” come from?

Nillenkäse (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.

Nillenkäse (German): smegma

Definitions

  1. smegma

Ancestry of “Nillenkäse”, step by step

Nillenkäse 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 Nille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNillepenis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-Every word from Latin cāseusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz