Where does “mjölkdags” come from?
mjölkdags (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.
mjölkdags (Swedish): milking time
Definitions
- milking time
Ancestry of “mjölkdags”, step by step
mjölkdags traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mjölk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mjölk | milk |
| 2 | Old Swedish | miolk | milk |
| 3 | Old Norse | mjǫlk | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via Swedish dags
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dags | time |