Where does “Malkahmr” come from?

Malkahmr (East Central German) comes from East Central German malkn, from Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Malkahmr (East Central German): bucket for milking

Definitions

  1. bucket for milking

Ancestry of “Malkahmr”, step by step

Malkahmr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German malkn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central Germanmalknto milk
2Middle High Germanmëlken—
3Old High Germanmelchan—
4Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via East Central German Ahmr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanAhmrbucket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old High German melchan →