Where does “amandelmelk” come from?

amandelmelk (Dutch) comes from Dutch melk, from Middle Dutch melc, from Old Dutch miluk, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

amandelmelk (Dutch): almond milk

Definitions

  1. almond milk

Ancestry of “amandelmelk”, step by step

amandelmelk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkmilk; Various resembling 'milky' juices, as...
2Middle Dutchmelcmilk
3Old Dutchmiluk—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Dutch amandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchamandelalmond; tonsil
2Middle Dutchamandel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →