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Where does “cas” come from?

cas (Welsh) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cas (Welsh): hateful, nasty; unpleasant, difficult; averse to

Definitions

  1. hateful, nasty; unpleasant, difficult; averse to

Ancestry of “cas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCaseabstract feature of a noun phrase that determines...
2GermanKäsecheese; nonsense
3Middle High Germankæsecheese
4Old High Germankāsi—
5Proto-West Germanickāsīcheese
6Proto-Germanickāsijaz—
7Latincāseus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “cas”

  • casineb
  • Casnewydd
  • casáu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →