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/
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Noun

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

  1. newt

Declension

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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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