Where does “melk” come from?

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

melk (Norwegian Bokmål): milk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;...

Definitions

  1. milk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;...

Ancestry of “melk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “melk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →