Where does “ysta” come from?

ysta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ysta, from Old Norse ysta, from Proto-Germanic justijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ysta (Swedish): to make cheese

Definitions

  1. to make cheese

Ancestry of “ysta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishysta—
2Old Norseysta—
3Proto-Germanicjustijanąto curdle; to make cheese
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ysta”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →