Where does “mjølke” come from?

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

mjølke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “mjølke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mjølke

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