Where does “melken” come from?

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

melken (Middle Dutch): to milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure

Definitions

  1. to milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure

Ancestry of “melken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmelkan—
2Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “melken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old Dutch melkan →