Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/justaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yewH-s- (“sap, juice, broth”), from *yewH- (“to blend, mix (food), knead”). Cognate with Latin iūs (“juice, broth”), Welsh uwd (“porridge”), and dialectal Lithuanian jū́šė (“fish soup”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjus.tɑz/

Noun

*justaz m

cheese

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *justaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*justaz	justōz, justōs
vocative	*just	justōz, justōs
accusative	*justą	*justanz
genitive	justas, justis	*justǫ̂
dative	*justai	*justamaz
instrumental	*justō	*justamiz

Synonyms

*kāsijaz

Derived terms

*justijaną

Descendants

Old Norse: ostr
- Icelandic: ostur
- Faroese: ostur
- Norwegian: ost
- Old Swedish: oster
  - Swedish: ost; ust (dialectal)
- Danish: ost
→ Proto-Finnic: *juusto
- Finnish: juusto
- Estonian: juust
- Ingrian: juusso
- Votic: juusso
→ Proto-Samic: *vuostā (see there for further descendants)