Where does “mjølke” come from?

mjølke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mjolka, from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjølke (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of melke

Definitions

  1. alternative form of melke

Ancestry of “mjølke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjolka—
2Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →Every word from Old Norse mjolka →