Where does “mjâł̣k” come from?

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

mjâł̣k (Westrobothnian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “mjâł̣k”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
2Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meluks →Every word from Old Norse mjǫlk →