An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Malve

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Malve

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Malve.

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2552787An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — MalveJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Malve, feminine, ‘mallow,’ Modern High German only, from Latin (Italian) malva; if it were borrowed at an early period, lv in Latin ought to have changed into lb in Modern High German. In England the Latin term was adopted in very early times; hence Anglo-Saxon mealwe, English mallow (Dutch maluwe). Compare also French mauve.