Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mulkiz

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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*mulkiz

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Swiss German: lindmulch
  • Icelandic: mylkur

References

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