Where does “modersmjölk” come from?

modersmjölk (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.

modersmjölk (Swedish): breast milk, mother's milk

Definitions

breast milk, mother's milk

Ancestry of “modersmjölk”, step by step

modersmjölk 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 moder

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	moder	mother; mother; as in Mother Theresa, Mother...
2	Old Norse	móðir	mother
3	Proto-Germanic	mōdēr	mother
4	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →