Where does “ċēse” come from?
ċēse (Old English) comes 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 “ċēse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | — |
| 3 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |