Molke
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German molken, from Proto-West Germanic *molknu (“dairy product, curdled milk”). Cognate with Middle Dutch molken, Old Saxon molken, Old English molcen. Related with German melken, but details are unclear.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Molke f (genitive Molke, plural Molken)
- whey
- Synonym: Käsewasser
- (obsolete) dairy product
- Synonyms: Milchprodukt, Milcherzeugnis, Molkereiprodukt, Molkereierzeugnis
Declension edit
Declension of Molke [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Molke”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German molken, from Proto-Germanic *mulknō, related to the verb *melkaną (“to milk”), compare German Molke.
Noun edit
Molke f (plural Molken)