Where does “mēlik” come from?

mēlik (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch miluk, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Ancestry of “mēlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmiluk—
2Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mēlik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →
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