milch

See also Milch

English

Etymology

From Middle English milche, melch, from Old English meolc, meolce (“giving milk, milch”), from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *mÁlg- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with Low German melke (“milch”), German melk (“milk-giving, milch”), Icelandic milkur, mjólkur (“milk-giving”). More at milk.

Adjective

milch (not comparable)

1. (dated) Giving milk
2. (obsolete) Tender; pitiful; weeping.

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Usage notes

• Seems to be used in phrases such as milch cow or milch goat

Derived terms

• milch-maid
• milch-wench
• milch-woman
• milchy

Translations

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Hungarian: fejős (hu), tejelő (hu) Sanskrit: धेनु (sa) (dhenú)

Welsh: blith (cy)