Where does “kryddost” come from?

kryddost (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.

kryddost (Swedish): spiced cheese, (in particular) cummin cheese

Definitions

  1. spiced cheese, (in particular) cummin cheese

Ancestry of “kryddost”, step by step

kryddost traces back through two 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 krydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryddaa spice or herb; to spice; to salt
2GermanKrautherb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...
3Middle High Germankrūt—
4Old High Germankrūt—
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
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