Where does “milken” come from?

milken (English) comes from Middle English milken, from Old English melcan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

milken (English): Consisting of milk; Milky; resembling milk

Definitions

  1. Consisting of milk; Milky; resembling milk

Ancestry of “milken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmilken—
2Old EnglishmelcanAlternative form of meolcan; to milk
3Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old English melcan →