Where does “kumjølk” come from?

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

kumjølk (Norwegian Nynorsk): cowmilk

Definitions

cowmilk

Ancestry of “kumjølk”, step by step

kumjølk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	mjølk	milk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2	Old Norse	mjǫlk	milk
3	Proto-Germanic	meluks	milk
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂melǵ-	to milk; milk

via Norwegian Nynorsk ku

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	ku	cow; imperative of kua
2	Old Norse	kýr	cow
3	Proto-Germanic	*kōz	cow

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →