Where does “ċīese” come from?

ċīese (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.

ċīese (Old English): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “ċīese”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ċīese”

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