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
- Consisting of milk; Milky; resembling milk
Ancestry of “milken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | milken | — |
| 2 | Old English | melcan | Alternative form of meolcan; to milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | melkaną | to milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |