Where does “melkdistel” come from?

melkdistel (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.

melkdistel (Dutch): sow thistle plant of genus

Definitions

  1. sow thistle plant of genus

Ancestry of “melkdistel”, step by step

melkdistel 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 distel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdistelA thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae
2Middle Dutchdistel—
3Old Dutchthistil—
4Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
5Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →