Where does “Mele̩k” come from?

Mele̩k (Limburgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Mele̩k (Limburgish): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “Mele̩k”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →