Etymology

milkshake

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Today it means: A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring. Full definition →

English shake ← Middle English schaken ← Old English sċacan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂melǵ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*meluks
  3. Proto-West Germanic*meluk
  4. Anglian Old Englishmilc
  5. Middle Englishmylk
  6. Englishmilk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*skek-
  8. Proto-Germanic*skakaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*skakan
  10. Old Englishsċacan
  11. Middle Englishschaken
  12. Englishshake
  13. English todaymilkshake

From milk + shake.

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