Where does “mjølk” come from?

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

mjølk (Norwegian Nynorsk): milk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...

Definitions

  1. milk; juice from plants that looks like milk;...

Ancestry of “mjølk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “mjølk”

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