Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mulkną

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

Derived from *melkaną (“to milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmul.knɑ̃/

Noun

*mulkną n

1. dairy, products made from milk

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mulkną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mulkną	*mulknō
vocative	*mulkną	*mulknō
accusative	*mulkną	*mulknō
genitive	*mulknas, *mulknis	*mulknǫ̂
dative	*mulknai	*mulknamaz
instrumental	*mulknō	*mulknamiz

Descendants

• Old English: molcen
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: molcken
• Old High German: *molkan, *molchan
  • Middle High German: molken, molchen

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN