English milse

← Old English miltsian (inherited)

← Old English milts (cognate)

← Old English milde (cognate)

← English mild (link)

← Middle English milsen (inherited)

← Middle English milcen (mention)

← Middle English milcien (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (derived)

→ English mercy (link)