Where does “sødmælk” come from?

sødmælk (Danish) comes from Danish sød, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sødmælk (Danish): whole milk a milk with all the natural fat in it, ca. 3.5%

Definitions

  1. whole milk a milk with all the natural fat in it, ca. 3.5%

Ancestry of “sødmælk”, step by step

sødmælk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsødsweet; sweet, nice; pretty, cute
2Old Norsesœtrsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Danish mælk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →