Where does “Millichhaus” come from?

Millichhaus (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Millich, from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

Millichhaus (Pennsylvania German): dairy

Definitions

  1. dairy

Ancestry of “Millichhaus”, step by step

Millichhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Millich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanMillichmilk
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Pennsylvania German Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHaushouse
2Old High Germanhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →