Where does “Schmelzkäse” come from?
Schmelzkäse (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.
Schmelzkäse (German): processed cheese
Definitions
- processed cheese
Ancestry of “Schmelzkäse”, step by step
Schmelzkäse 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 Schmelz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmelz | enamel; glaze, lustre |