Where does “mysost” come from?

mysost (English) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ost, from Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic justaz, from Proto-Indo-European yaus-, from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- — to blend, mix , knead.

mysost (English): primost

Definitions

  1. primost

Ancestry of “mysost”, step by step

mysost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskostcheese
2Old Norseostrcheese
3Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

via Norwegian Nynorsk myse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmyse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →