Where does “ostsneið” come from?

ostsneið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sneið, from Icelandic sníða, from Old Norse sníða, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

ostsneið (Icelandic): slice of cheese

Definitions

  1. slice of cheese

Ancestry of “ostsneið”, step by step

ostsneið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sneið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsneiðslice; a piece that has been cut off something;...
2Icelandicsníðato shape, to form; to cut
3Old Norsesníða—
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Icelandic ostur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicosturcheese; smegma
2Old Norseostrcheese
3Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old Norse sníða →