Where does “määlke” come from?

määlke (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch melken, from Middle Dutch melken, from Old Dutch melkan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

määlke (Jersey Dutch): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “määlke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkento milk
2Middle Dutchmelkento milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure
3Old Dutchmelkan—
4Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old Dutch melkan →