An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Malve

by Friedrich Kluge

Malve, f., ‘mallow,’ ModHG. only, from Lat. (Ital.) malva; if it were borrowed at an early period, lv in Lat. ought to have changed into lb in ModHG. In England the Lat. term was adopted in very early times; hence AS. mealwe, E. mallow (Du. maluwe). Comp. also Fr. mauve.