Where does “ost” come from?

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

ost (Faroese): accusative singular of ostur

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of ostur

Ancestry of “ost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseosturcheese; a sponge of the genus "Geodia"
2Old Norseostrcheese
3Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →