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Where does “Milchglas” come from?

Milchglas (German) comes from German milch, from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Milchglas (German): milk glass; milk drinking glass

Definitions

  1. milk glass; milk drinking glass

Ancestry of “Milchglas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilch—
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →