Where does “broddmjólk” come from?

broddmjólk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic broddur, from Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

broddmjólk (Icelandic): colostrum, beestings

Definitions

  1. colostrum, beestings

Ancestry of “broddmjólk”, step by step

broddmjólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic broddur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbroddurpoint, spike; spike, sting; colostrum
2Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
3Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
4Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Icelandic mjólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjólkmilk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →