Where does “チーズ” come from?

チーズ (Japanese) comes from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.

チーズ (Japanese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “チーズ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy—

Words derived from “チーズ”

Every word from Middle English chesy →Every word from English cheesy →Every word from English cheese →
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