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Where does “ostur” come from?

ostur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic justaz, from Proto-Indo-European yaus-, from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- — to blend, mix , knead.

ostur (Icelandic): cheese; smegma

Definitions

  1. cheese; smegma

Ancestry of “ostur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseostrcheese
2Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

Words derived from “ostur”

  • ostagerð
  • ostahnífur
  • ostabakki
  • ostakaka
  • ostaskeri
  • ostefni
  • ostsneið
  • mysuostur
  • rjómaostur
  • geitaostur
  • smurostur
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