Portulak

Concepts

purslane

pigweed

common purslane

little hogweed

pusley

verdolaga

Translations

pourpier

portulaca

porcellana comune

Portulaca oleracea

postelein

verdolaga

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpʰɔʁtulak]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -

In summary

Borrowed on the verge of Middle High German to Early New High German from Latin portulaca (in herbals which hardly transmitted the length of the penultimate vowel). Largely displaced the earlier borrowing Burzel.