Where does “juustomuotti” come from?

juustomuotti (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.

juustomuotti (Finnish): cheese mold hollow form for cheesemaking

Definitions

  1. cheese mold hollow form for cheesemaking

Ancestry of “juustomuotti”, step by step

juustomuotti 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 muotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuottimould/mold; cast; die
2Old Swedishmōtmold, cast; mold, cast, mark, appearance
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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