Where does “ostakaka” come from?

ostakaka (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.

ostakaka (Icelandic): cheesecake

Definitions

  1. cheesecake

Ancestry of “ostakaka”, step by step

ostakaka 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 kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickakaa cake; a cookie
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →