Where does “Muich” come from?

Muich (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Muich (Bavarian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “Muich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmilch—
2Old High Germanmiluh—
3Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →