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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melkaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*melkaną[1][2]

  1. to milk (get milk from an animal)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *melkan
    • Old English: melcan, meolcan
    • Old Frisian: melka
      • North Frisian: molke
      • Saterland Frisian: meelke
      • West Frisian: melke, meltse
    • Old Saxon: *melkan
    • Old Dutch: *melkan
    • Old High German: melkan, melchan
      • Middle High German: mëlken, mëlchen
        • German: melken (regular; see lemma)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mel(u)kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 364-365
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *melkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 266-267
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