An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/melk

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

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2554967An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — melkJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

melk, adjective, ‘giving milk, milch,’ from the equivalent Middle High German mële, mëlch, Old High German mëlch (equivalent to Anglo-Saxon mëlc), adjective; compare Old Icelandic mjolkr, milkr, Middle English milche, English milch, adjective (Anglo-Saxon *mylče is wanting); a verbal adjective from melken.