Where does “milkstained” come from?
milkstained (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.
milkstained (English): Having milkstains; stained by milk
Definitions
- Having milkstains; stained by milk
Ancestry of “milkstained”, step by step
milkstained 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 stained
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stained | having a stain; coloured by adding a pigment;... |