Where does “milkbag” come from?

milkbag (English) comes from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

milkbag (English): An udder

Definitions

  1. An udder

Ancestry of “milkbag”, step by step

milkbag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English milk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
2Middle Englishmilkmilk
3Old Englishmeolcmilk
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via English bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →