Where does “mysuostur” come from?

mysuostur (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.

mysuostur (Icelandic): brown cheese, whey cheese

Definitions

  1. brown cheese, whey cheese

Ancestry of “mysuostur”, step by step

mysuostur 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 mysa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmysawhey
2Proto-Germanicmihswǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →