Where does “milche” come from?

milche (Middle English) comes from Old English melċe, from Proto-Germanic milkijaz, from Proto-Germanic melkaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Ancestry of “milche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmelċe—
2Proto-Germanicmilkijaz—
3Proto-Germanicmelkazgiving milk, milch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “milche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic milkijaz →