Where does “mjölk” come from?

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

mjölk (Swedish): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “mjölk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mjölk”

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