Where does “chiże” come from?

chiże (Kashubian) comes from Swahili chizi, from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.

chiże (Kashubian): quickly, rapidly

Definitions

  1. quickly, rapidly

Ancestry of “chiże”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilichizimadman; cheese
2EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
3EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
4Middle Englishchesy—
Every word from Middle English chesy →