Etymology of milch

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adj

Used to produce milk; dairy. · Currently producing milk for its offspring. · Tender; pitiful; weeping.

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From Middle English mylche, melche, from Old English *melċe, *milċe (attested in þrimilċe, þrimilċemōnaþ), from Proto-West Germanic *milkī, *malkī, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian meelk (“milch”), Low German melke (“milch”), German melk (“milk-giving, milch”), Alemannic German mëlch (“milch, milkable”), Icelandic milkur, mjólkur (“milk-giving”). More at milk. Compare milchig.

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Root classification mention*h₂melǵ-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionmylcheenm
Inherited-form mention*melċeang
Inherited-form mention*milkīgmw-pro
Derivation mention*melkazgem-pro · milky, milk-giving
Derivation mention*h₂melǵ-ine-pro · to wipe, wipe off, milk
Cognate mentionmeelkstq
Cognate mentionmelkends
Cognate mentionmelkde
Cognate mentionmëlchgsw
Cognate mentionmilkuris

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