Where does “Casnewydd” come from?
Casnewydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cas, from English Case, from German Käse, from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
Ancestry of “Casnewydd”, step by step
Casnewydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cas | hateful, nasty; unpleasant, difficult; averse to |
| 2 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 3 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 4 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 5 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 8 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |