Where does “milkshake” come from?

milkshake (Portuguese) comes from English milkshake, from English milk, from Middle English milk, from Old English meolc, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

milkshake (Portuguese): milkshake milk beverage with or without ice cream

Definitions

  1. milkshake milk beverage with or without ice cream

Ancestry of “milkshake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilkshakeA thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream...
2EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
3Middle Englishmilkmilk
4Old Englishmeolcmilk
5Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
6Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic meluk →