Where does “vitmögelost” come from?

vitmögelost (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.

vitmögelost (Swedish): cheese matured with white molds like Penicillium camemberti or P. candida (that live on the surface of the cheese), like camembert and brie

Definitions

  1. cheese matured with white molds like Penicillium camemberti or P. candida (that live on the surface of the cheese), like camembert and brie

Ancestry of “vitmögelost”, step by step

vitmögelost 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 vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitof the colour white; who has light skin;...
2Old Swedishhvīterwhite
3Old Norsehvítrwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Swedish mögel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmögelmould
2Old Norsemuggadrizzle, mist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →