Where does “melke” come from?

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

melke (Norwegian Bokmål): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “melke”, step by step

melke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mælke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmælkemilt, roe; to exude milk or a milky fluid
2Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Old Norse mjolka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjolka—
2Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk

Words derived from “melke”

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