Etymograph

English

Kase

Kase comes from German Käse ‘cheese’, and goes back to Latin cāseus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcāseus‘cheese’
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kāsijaz‘cheese’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kāsī‘cheese’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kāsi‘cheese’
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kæse‘cheese’
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentKäse‘cheese’
  7. EnglishtodayKase

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcāseus‘cheese’
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kāsijaz‘cheese’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kāsī‘cheese’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050kāsi‘cheese’
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kæse‘cheese’
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentKäse‘cheese’
  7. EnglishtodayKase

The story

The surname derives from German Käse.

Linked words

through Latin cāseus ‘cheese’

cheese, queso, quesadilla, casein, 9 more

Today it means

name A male given name.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin cāseus / Kase

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