Where does “milking” come from?
Milking comes from Middle English mylkand, from Old English meolcġende, from Old English milcian, meaning to draw milk from an animal.
milking (English): present participle of milk; The act by which a...
Definitions
- present participle of milk; The act by which a...
Ancestry of “milking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mylkand | — |
| 2 | Old English | meolcġende | — |
| 3 | Old English | meolcian | to milk |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |