Where does “Milchprodukt” come from?

Milchprodukt (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.

Milchprodukt (German): dairy product

Definitions

  1. dairy product

Ancestry of “Milchprodukt”, step by step

Milchprodukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Produkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProduktproduct
2Latinproductumthat which is brought forward or produced;...
3Latinprōdūcere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →