Where does “melkklier” come from?

melkklier (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.

melkklier (Dutch): mammary gland

Definitions

  1. mammary gland

Ancestry of “melkklier”, step by step

melkklier 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 klier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkliergland; someone suffering from a skin disease or...
2Middle Dutchcliere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →