Where does “Millichflasch” come from?

Millichflasch (Hunsrik) comes from Pennsylvania German Millich, 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.

Millichflasch (Hunsrik): milk bottle

Definitions

  1. milk bottle

Ancestry of “Millichflasch”, step by step

Millichflasch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Millich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanMillichmilk
2Middle High Germanmilch
3Old High Germanmiluh
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Hunsrik Flasch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikFlasch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic meluksEvery word from Proto-West Germanic meluk