Where does “juustohöylämenetelmä” come from?
juustohöylämenetelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish juustohöylä, 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 — in the direction of dawn, east.
juustohöylämenetelmä (Finnish): A method of cost cutting in which every branch of an organization is ordered to save an equal percentage of their costs
Definitions
- A method of cost cutting in which every branch of an organization is ordered to save an equal percentage of their costs
Ancestry of “juustohöylämenetelmä”, step by step
juustohöylämenetelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juustohöylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juustohöylä | cheese slicer |
| 2 | Norwegian | ostehøvel | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | øst | east; past participle of øse |
| 4 | Danish | øst | east; east, eastwards; past participle of øse |
| 5 | Danish | øster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |