Where does “malkepige” come from?

malkepige (Danish) comes from Danish malke, from Old Norse mjolka, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

malkepige (Danish): a milkmaid

Definitions

  1. a milkmaid

Ancestry of “malkepige”, step by step

malkepige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish malke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmalketo milk
2Old Norsemjolka—
3Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Danish pige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpigegirl; girl, woman; girl, girlfriend
2Old Norsepíkaa girl, a lass, a virgin; a young girl, a working...
3Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old Norse mjolka →