Where does “letmælk” come from?

letmælk (Danish) comes from Danish let, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

letmælk (Danish): semi-skimmed milk

Definitions

  1. semi-skimmed milk

Ancestry of “letmælk”, step by step

letmælk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishletlight; easy; slight
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Danish mælk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “letmælk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →