Where does “melkepulver” come from?

melkepulver (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.

melkepulver (Norwegian Bokmål): milk powder

Definitions

  1. milk powder

Ancestry of “melkepulver”, step by step

melkepulver 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 pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpulverpowder
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →