Where does “mjölkört” come from?

mjölkört (Swedish) comes from Swedish ört, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

mjölkört (Swedish): fireweed, rosebay willowherb, Chamaenerion angustifolium

Definitions

  1. fireweed, rosebay willowherb, Chamaenerion angustifolium

Ancestry of “mjölkört”, step by step

mjölkört traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishörtherb
2Old Norseurt
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wrōtsEvery word from Proto-Germanic wurt-
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