Where does “מילכשוימקע” come from?

מילכשוימקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מילך, from Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic meluk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.

מילכשוימקע (Yiddish): milkshake

Definitions

  1. milkshake

Ancestry of “מילכשוימקע”, step by step

מילכשוימקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מילך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמילךmilk
2Middle High Germanmilch—
3Old High Germanmiluh—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk

via Yiddish שוימקע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוימקעshake drink, smoothie
2Yiddishשויםfoam, froth
3Old High Germanscūm—
4Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
5Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- →