Where does “melken” come from?

melken (German) comes from Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

melken (German): to milk (a cow, goat etc.)

Definitions

  1. to milk (a cow, goat etc.)

Ancestry of “melken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmëlken—
2Old High Germanmelchan—
3Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “melken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old High German melchan →