Old English milde

← German mild (cognate)

← Middle Dutch milde (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (inherited)

← Old High German milti (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (mention)

← Dutch mild (cognate)

← Old Norse mildr (cognate)

← Old Frisian milde (cognate)

→ English mild (derived)

→ English milse (cognate)

→ Old English milts (mention)

→ Old English mildelice (affix)

→ Old English mildheort (suffix)

→ Old Norse mildr (cognate)