Where does “meolcan” come from?

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

meolcan (Old English): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “meolcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic melkaną →
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