Where does “cieswice” come from?

cieswice (Old English) comes from Old English ċīese, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cieswice (Old English): Cheese Week; the last week of eating cheese before Lent

Definitions

  1. Cheese Week; the last week of eating cheese before Lent

Ancestry of “cieswice”, step by step

cieswice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċīese

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

via Old English wice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwiceweek
2Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz →