Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “miluk” come from?

miluk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Ancestry of “miluk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “miluk”

  • melkzuur
  • melkfles
  • melksuiker
  • melkvee
  • Melkweg
  • melkwegstelsel
  • melkmuil
  • melkboer
  • jakmelk
  • melkslang
  • melkveehouderij
  • melkkoe
  • amandelmelk
  • melkgebit
  • bijenmelk
  • melkchocolade
  • biestmelk
  • melkklier
  • melk
  • moedermelk
  • borstmelk
  • melc
  • melk
  • melek
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