Where does “milch” come from?

milch (German) comes 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.

milch (German): milk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume

Definitions

  1. milk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume

Ancestry of “milch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmilch—
2Old High Germanmiluh—
3Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “milch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →