Where does “kumelk” come from?

kumelk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål melk, from Danish mælk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

kumelk (Norwegian Bokmål): cow milk, cowmilk

Definitions

  1. cow milk, cowmilk

Ancestry of “kumelk”, step by step

kumelk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmelkmilk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Norwegian Bokmål ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkua cow
2Old Norsekýrcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →