Where does “melkespann” come from?

melkespann (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.

melkespann (Norwegian Bokmål): milk churn

Definitions

  1. milk churn

Ancestry of “melkespann”, step by step

melkespann 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 spann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspannbucket, pail
2Old Norsespánnchip, shaving
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicspēnuzpiece of wood; chip, shaving
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)peH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →