Where does “blåmögelost” come from?

blåmögelost (Swedish) comes from Swedish blå, from Swedish trä, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

blåmögelost (Swedish): blue cheese with a blue(ish) mold in it

Definitions

  1. blue cheese with a blue(ish) mold in it

Ancestry of “blåmögelost”, step by step

blåmögelost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish blå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblåblue; of or pertaining to conservatives or...
2Swedishträwood; a tree; Short for slagträ
3Old Norsetrétree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam
4Proto-Germanictrewątree
5EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
6Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
7Proto-Hellenicdórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
9Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Swedish öst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishöstTowards east, eastward; east
2Old Swedishostercheese
3Old Norseostrcheese
4Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

via Swedish mögel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmögelmould
2Old Norsemuggadrizzle, mist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-