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

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “melken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmelkento milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure
2Old Dutchmelkan—
3Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “melken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old Dutch melkan →
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