Where does “melcan” come from?

melcan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

melcan (Old English): Alternative form of meolcan; to milk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of meolcan; to milk

Ancestry of “melcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

Words derived from “melcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →