Where does “cheis” come from?

cheis (Middle Scots) comes from Middle English chese, from Old English ċēse, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cheis (Middle Scots): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “cheis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchesecheese dairy product
2Old Englishċēse—
3Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
4Proto-Germanickāsijazcheese
5Latincāseuscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →