Elch

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Proper noun

 * 1) Othée, a village in Belgium.

Etymology
From, , from , , , from.

In Early Modern German, the word had been entirely replaced with (see there). In the late 18th century, the form was borrowed from 🇨🇬, principally for the North American moose (then still thus called). This subsequently triggered renewed use of, be it based on or on East Prussian dialects where the word may have survived. After the mid-19th century, began to make inroads, possibly reinforced by the entry  (1859) in the Deutsches Wörterbuch, where  spoke disparagingly of this supposedly non-Germanic word.

Noun

 * 1) moose, Eurasian elk

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) elk