ost

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Swedish word ost comes from Proto-Indo-European *yūs-, Proto-Indo-European *yewH-, and later Proto-Germanic *justaz (Cheese.)

*yūs- (Proto-Indo-European)

*yewH- (Proto-Indo-European)

*y(e)uH-s- (Proto-Indo-European)

*justaz (Proto-Germanic)

Cheese.

ostr (Old Norse)

Cheese.

oster (Old Swedish)

Cheese.

ost (Swedish)

Cheese.

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