Where does “brunost” come from?

brunost (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ost, from Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic justaz, from Proto-Indo-European yaus-, from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- — to blend, mix , knead.

brunost (Norwegian Nynorsk): brown cheese

Definitions

  1. brown cheese

Ancestry of “brunost”, step by step

brunost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskostcheese
2Old Norseostrcheese
3Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

via Norwegian Nynorsk brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrunbrown
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →