Where does “grönmögelost” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “grönmögelost”, step by step

grönmögelost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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 grön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrönof the color green; related to a Green Party;...
2Old Swedishgrøngreen; new, fresh
3Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Swedish mögel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmögelmould
2Old Norsemuggadrizzle, mist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
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