Where does “melchan” come from?

melchan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Ancestry of “melchan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “melchan”

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