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Where does “meluks” come from?

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

meluks (Proto-Germanic): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “meluks”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meluks”

  • milk
  • milkman
  • milkmaid
  • milkweed
  • milkshake
  • soymilk
  • milkfish
  • milkfat
  • milkwoman
  • milkwort
  • milkless
  • milkhouse
  • Liebfraumilch
  • foremilk
  • milkwood
  • hindmilk
  • milkpan
  • milklike
  • nonmilk
  • milchig
  • milkstone
  • milkie
  • milkshed
  • milkfed
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