Where does “mjølkesyre” come from?

mjølkesyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mjølk, from Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjølkesyre (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of melkesyre

Definitions

  1. alternative form of melkesyre

Ancestry of “mjølkesyre”, step by step

mjølkesyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mjølk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmjølkmilk; imperative of mjølke
2Norwegian Nynorskmjølkmilk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →