Where does “þrimilce” come from?

þrimilce (Old English) comes from Old English milċe, from Proto-Germanic milkijaz, from Proto-Germanic melkaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

þrimilce (Old English): May

Definitions

  1. May

Ancestry of “þrimilce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmilċe—
2Proto-Germanicmilkijaz—
3Proto-Germanicmelkazgiving milk, milch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic milkijaz →