Where does “mjólkurmatur” come from?

mjólkurmatur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic matur, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mjólkurmatur (Icelandic): dairy product

Definitions

  1. dairy product

Ancestry of “mjólkurmatur”, step by step

mjólkurmatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic matur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaturfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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 meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →