Where does “ostagerð” come from?

ostagerð (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.

ostagerð (Icelandic): cheesemaking

Definitions

  1. cheesemaking

Ancestry of “ostagerð”, step by step

ostagerð 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 gerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgerðact, action; the act of building, making; type,...
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →