Where does “mjølkesyre” come from?

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

mjølkesyre (Norwegian Nynorsk): lactic acid

Definitions

  1. lactic acid

Ancestry of “mjølkesyre”, step by step

mjølkesyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksyrean acid; sour whey; to make more sour or acidic
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →