Where does “mellanmjölk” come from?

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

mellanmjölk (Swedish): milk with a fat content of 1.5%, semi-skimmed milk

Definitions

  1. milk with a fat content of 1.5%, semi-skimmed milk

Ancestry of “mellanmjölk”, step by step

mellanmjölk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Swedish mellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmellanbetween
2Old Norsemiðlum—

Words derived from “mellanmjölk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →