Millich

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German milch, milich, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks.

Cognate with Bavarian milich, Luxembourgish Mëllech, German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Danish mælk, Icelandic mjólk.

Noun

Millich f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) milk

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 35

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiliç/
• Rhymes: -iliç
• Syllabification: Mil‧lich

Noun

Millich f (plural Milliche)

1. milk
   • 2020, Aesop, Piter Keo, De Wollef un das Lamm (yt):

     "in Werklichkeed hon-ich nichs annerst wie meiner Mutter eere Millich bis heit gedrunk."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• Millichflasch
• Millichkaffi
• Millichkennche
• Millichkocher
• Millichkrem
• Millichkuh
• Millichsies

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Millich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 111

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk. Compare German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk.

Noun

Millich f

1. milk

Derived terms

• Millichhaus