Where does “milkful” come from?
milkful (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.
milkful (English): Full of milk; abounding with food
Definitions
- Full of milk; abounding with food
Ancestry of “milkful”, step by step
milkful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 2 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 3 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |