Where does “geitaostur” come from?

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

geitaostur (Icelandic): goat's cheese

Definitions

  1. goat's cheese

Ancestry of “geitaostur”, step by step

geitaostur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ostur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicosturcheese; smegma
2Old Norseostrcheese
3Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

via Icelandic geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeita goat
2Old Norsegeita she-goat
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →