Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mulkiz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verbal adjective derived from the original stative of *melkaną (to milk).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*mulkiz

  1. milkable, able to be milked
  2. milch, giving milk

Inflection[edit]


Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Swiss German: lindmulch
  • Icelandic: mylkur

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mulkiz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 374