Where does “mylken” come from?

mylken (Middle English) comes from Old English melcan, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mylken (Middle English): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “mylken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishmelcanAlternative form of meolcan; to milk
2Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mylken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old English melcan →