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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mulkiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmul.kiz/

Adjective

*mulkiz

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

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *mulkijaną

Descendants

  • Swiss German: lindmulch
  • Icelandic: mylkur

References

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