Where does “meolc” come from?

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

meolc (Old English): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “meolc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meolc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →
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