See also: molke and mölke

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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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlkə/
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Noun edit

Molke f (genitive Molke, plural Molken)

  1. whey
    Synonym: Käsewasser
  2. (obsolete) dairy product
    Synonyms: Milchprodukt, Milcherzeugnis, Molkereiprodukt, Molkereierzeugnis

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References edit

  1. ^ 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

  • Molke” in Duden online
  • Molke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. whey