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
Ancestry of “þrimilce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | milċe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | milkijaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | melkaz | giving milk, milch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |