Where does “juustohöylä” come from?

juustohöylä (Finnish) comes from Norwegian ostehøvel, from Norwegian Bokmål øst, from Danish øst, from Danish øster, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic austrą, from Proto-Germanic austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros — in the direction of dawn, east.

juustohöylä (Finnish): cheese slicer

Definitions

  1. cheese slicer

Ancestry of “juustohöylä”, step by step

juustohöylä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian ostehøvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianostehøvel—
2Norwegian Bokmåløsteast; past participle of øse
3Danishøsteast; east, eastwards; past participle of øse
4Danishøster—
5Old Norseaustreast
6Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
7Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
8Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

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 höylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyläplane

Words derived from “juustohöylä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic austraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic austrą →