Where does “ostabakki” come from?

ostabakki (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.

ostabakki (Icelandic): cheeseboard, cheese platter

Definitions

  1. cheeseboard, cheese platter

Ancestry of “ostabakki”, step by step

ostabakki 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 bakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakkibank; tray; the blunt side of a blade
2Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
3Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus-Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz