Molch

German

Etymology

Alteration (with -ch) of Middle High German mol, molle, from Old High German mol, mol(l)o, from Proto-Germanic *mulô, from Proto-Indo-European *molh₂-o- (compare Lithuanian mul̃vas (yellow, clayey), Latin mulleus (ruddy (shoes)), Sanskrit मल (mála, dirt)), from *melh₂- (dark color).[1] More at malen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔlç/
  • (file)

Noun

Molch m (strong, genitive Molches or Molchs, plural Molche)

  1. newt

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Molch”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Molch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Molch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Molch” in Duden online
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