Where does “léttmjólk” come from?

léttmjólk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic léttur, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

léttmjólk (Icelandic): low-fat milk, semi-skimmed milk

Definitions

  1. low-fat milk, semi-skimmed milk

Ancestry of “léttmjólk”, step by step

léttmjólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic léttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclétturlight; easy
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

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 h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →