gouda

Where does the word "gouda" come from? It comes from Dutch Gouda, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).

Gouda’s story begins in Dutch: Gouda meant “a Dutch city name.” A city in the Netherlands famous for its traded, aged cheese. It reached English by 1800s as gouda. Named after the Dutch town where the cheese was traded, recorded in 1184. Today, gouda means a mild, yellow Dutch cheese, traditionally shaped as a wheel.

1. Stage 1 · Dutch · medieval Gouda "a Dutch city name", a city in the Netherlands famous for its traded, aged cheese.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1800s gouda "a mild, yellow Dutch cheese", named after the Dutch town where the cheese was traded, recorded in 1184.