Where does “melksnor” come from?

melksnor (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.

melksnor (Dutch): milkstache

Definitions

  1. milkstache

Ancestry of “melksnor”, step by step

melksnor 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 snor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnormoustache; Savi's warbler
2Dutchsnorrento produce certain buzzy sounds, notably to hum,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →