Where does “stormjølke” come from?

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

stormjølke (Norwegian Nynorsk): great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)

Definitions

  1. great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)

Ancestry of “stormjølke”, step by step

stormjølke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mjølke

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøra sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae....
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →