milking · verb1
- Old English · derived frommeolcian
- Old English · inherited frommeolcġende
- Middle English · inherited frommylkand
- English todaymilking
From Middle English mylkand, from Old English meolcġende, present participle of Old English meolcian, milcian (“to milk”), equivalent to milk + -ing.
milking · noun2
- Middle English · inherited frommilkinge
- English todaymilking
From Middle English milkinge, mylkynge, equivalent to milk + -ing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.