Where does “edamjuusto” come from?

edamjuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish juusto, from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

edamjuusto (Finnish): Edam cheese

Definitions

  1. Edam cheese

Ancestry of “edamjuusto”, step by step

edamjuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Finnish edam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishedamEdam cheese
2DutchEdam—
3Middle Dutchdam—
4Old Dutchdam—
5Proto-West Germanic*dammdam
6Proto-Germanicdammazdam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →