räuchern

Meaning

to smoke (food), to cure
to fumigate (a place) (now chiefly with incense, otherwise use ausräuchern)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɔʏ̯çɐn/

Etymology

15th century, iterative extension of obsolete räuchen, from Middle High German röuchen, byform of rouchen, whence modern German rauchen (“to smoke”), which see for more. Both from Proto-Germanic *raukijaną. By surface analysis, Rauch + -ern. Compare Luxembourgish reecheren, Hunsrik reichre.