Where does “milch” come from?
milch (Bavarian) comes from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
milch (Bavarian): milk
Ancestry of “milch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | miluh | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |