Where does “melken” come from?
melken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch melken, from Old Dutch melkan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
melken (Dutch): to milk
Ancestry of “melken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | melken | to milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure |
| 2 | Old Dutch | melkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | melkaną | to milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
Words derived from “melken”