Where does “mjólk” come from?

mjólk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjólk (Icelandic): milk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...

Definitions

  1. milk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...

Ancestry of “mjólk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mjólk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic meluksEvery word from Old Norse mjǫlk