Where does “mjólkurbú” come from?

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

mjólkurbú (Icelandic): dairy place where milk is processed

Definitions

  1. dairy place where milk is processed

Ancestry of “mjólkurbú”, step by step

mjólkurbú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mjólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjólkmilk; any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid...
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Icelandic bú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúhousekeeping; farm; estate
2Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
3Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →