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
Ancestry of “melke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | mælke | milt, roe; to exude milk or a milky fluid |
| 2 | Danish | mælk | milk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke |
| 3 | Old Norse | mjǫlk | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
Words derived from “melke”