Where does “kêse” come from?

kêse (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Ancestry of “kêse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkāsi—
2Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
3Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “kêse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →