Where does “melkvee” come from?

melkvee (Dutch) comes from Dutch vee, from Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch fē, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

melkvee (Dutch): milch cow, cattle kept for milk production

Definitions

  1. milch cow, cattle kept for milk production

Ancestry of “melkvee”, step by step

melkvee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveelivestock, cattle
2Middle Dutchvêelivestock (collectively)
3Old Dutch
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-
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