Where does “Milchfieber” come from?

Milchfieber (German) comes from German fieber, from Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Milchfieber (German): milk fever

Definitions

  1. milk fever

Ancestry of “Milchfieber”, step by step

Milchfieber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fieber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfieberinflection of fiebern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanfieber—
3Old High Germanfiebar—
4Proto-Germanic*fēbr—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German milch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilchmilk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →
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