Where does “sharemilking” come from?
sharemilking (English) comes from English milking, from Middle English mylkand, from Old English meolcġende, from Old English meolcian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
sharemilking (English): A form of sharefarming in the dairy industry, in which the owners of cattle move them between different farms
Definitions
- A form of sharefarming in the dairy industry, in which the owners of cattle move them between different farms
Ancestry of “sharemilking”, step by step
sharemilking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milking | present participle of milk; The act by which a... |
| 2 | Middle English | mylkand | — |
| 3 | Old English | meolcġende | — |
| 4 | Old English | meolcian | to milk |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English share
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | share | A portion of something, especially a portion... |
| 2 | Middle English | schare | A portion or share |
| 3 | Old English | scearu | a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaru | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skarō | a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |