Where does “melk” come from?
melk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch melk, from Middle Dutch melc, from Old Dutch miluk, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
melk (Afrikaans): milk; to milk
Ancestry of “melk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | melk | milk; Various resembling 'milky' juices, as... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | melc | milk |
| 3 | Old Dutch | miluk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |