Where does “milk” come from?

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

milk (Scanian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “milk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →
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