An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Molke

by Friedrich Kluge

Molke, f., ‘whey,’ from MidHG. molken, molchen (also with u-ü instead of o), n., ‘whey,’ also ‘milk and that which is prepared from milk’; OHG. *molchan is wanting. AS. molcen, n., testifies, however, to the antiquity of MidHG. molken, which is a derivative of melken, Teut. root melk; comp. melken and Milch.