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Where does “mjǫlk” come from?

mjǫlk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

mjǫlk (Old Norse): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “mjǫlk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mjǫlk”

  • mjölk
  • kärnmjölk
  • kokosmjölk
  • mjölkchoklad
  • fårmjölk
  • filmjölk
  • bröstmjölk
  • sojamjölk
  • kumelk
  • mjølke
  • morsmelk
  • melk
  • melkepulver
  • mjølkesjokolade
  • kjernemelk
  • Melkeveien
  • melkeaktig
  • melkesyre
  • mjølk
  • mjølkesyre
  • helmelk
  • melkebonde
  • melkesjokolade
  • morsmjølk
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