mëlch

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mëlch, melk, from Old High German melch, from Proto-West Germanic *melk, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (milky, milk-giving), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (to wipe, wipe off, milk). Cognate with German melk, Low German melke, Saterland Frisian meelk, English milch, Icelandic milkur, mjólkur.

Adjective

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mëlch (Uri)

  1. (of cows) milch, milkable
  2. (of animal fodder) Containing nutrients that help promote milk production in cows.

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