mælk
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with mjølk, Swedish mjölk, English milk, German Milch, Dutch melk, and possibly Proto-Slavic *melko. The Germanic word ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to milk”), which is also the source of the verbs Latin mulgeō, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō), and Danish malke.
Noun
editmælk c (singular definite mælken, not used in plural form)
Related terms
editSee also
edit- mælk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editmælk
- imperative of mælke
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