Where does “ostr” come from?

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

ostr (Old Norse): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “ostr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ostr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →