Where does “Streichkäse” come from?
Streichkäse (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.
Streichkäse (German): spreadable cheese; cheese spread
Definitions
- spreadable cheese; cheese spread
Ancestry of “Streichkäse”, step by step
Streichkäse 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 streichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streichen | to stroke; to cancel; to discard; to delete; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strīchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strīhhan | to smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike |
| 4 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |