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”

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