Where does “mælkebøtte” come from?

mælkebøtte (Danish) comes from Danish mælk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mælkebøtte (Danish): dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes (syn. Taraxacum officinale)

Definitions

  1. dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes (syn. Taraxacum officinale)

Ancestry of “mælkebøtte”, step by step

mælkebøtte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mælk

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

via Danish bøtte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøttea bucket
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →
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