milk
→
willowherb
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Norwegian | |
| lexeme 1 | mjølk | |
| lexeme 2 | mjølke | |
| meaning 1 | milk | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | willowherb | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | Nynorsk |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme 1 | mjölk | |
| lexeme 2 | mjölke | |
| meaning 1 | milk | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | willowherb | |
| reference | SAOB | |
| comment | attested since 1792. Also mjölkört (ört 'herb') |
|
after its claimed effect to increase cows milk production