Where does “mjólk” come from?

mjólk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjólk (Faroese): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “mjólk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mjólk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →
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