Where does “osthyvel” come from?

osthyvel (Swedish) comes from Swedish hyvel, from Middle Low German hovel, from Proto-Germanic hubilaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

osthyvel (Swedish): cheese slicer

Definitions

  1. cheese slicer

Ancestry of “osthyvel”, step by step

osthyvel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hyvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhyvela plane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →