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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melkaną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*melkaną[1][2]

  1. to milk (get milk from an animal)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *melkan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mel(u)kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 364-365
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*melkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 266-267
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