Bingelkraut

Meaning

mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)

Concepts

mercury

Translations

bingelkruid

malcoratge

melcoratge

morquerol

mercuriale

Mercurialis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbɪŋl̩ˌkʁaʊ̯t]

Etymology

Cognate with Slovenian: usȃčnica

In summary

From bingeln, a dialectal form of now standard pinkeln (“to pee”), by the diuretic effect of Mercurialis annua. For the same reason it is called in dialectal Slovene usȃčnica, usačna zel from uscáti se (“to relieve oneself of water”). Other relevant names of the plant include Scheißkraut, Scheißmelde, Schweißkraut, Schweißmelde, Ruhrkaut, Klystierkraut.
Alternatively, bingel may represent a diminutive of the noun attested in Old High German as bungo, which refers to a type of bulbiferous plant.