Where does “melkesyre” come from?
melkesyre (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.
melkesyre (Norwegian Bokmål): lactic acid
Ancestry of “melkesyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | melk | milk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;... |
| 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 |