Where does “milk” come from?
milk (Middle English) comes from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
Ancestry of “milk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
Words derived from “milk”