wierook

Concepts

incense

frankincense

Translations

Weihrauch

incienso

encens

incenso

λιβάνι

louanges

Räucherwerk

incenso

Beweihräucherung

encens

بَخْوُر

tütsü

Olibanum

Weihrauchharz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋiː.roːk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wierooc

Inherited from Old Dutch: wīrōk

Cognate with German: Weihrauch

In summary

From Middle Dutch wierooc, from Old Dutch wīrōc, from *wīh (“holy”) + rouc, *rōk (“smoke”), equivalent to Proto-Germanic *wīhaz + *raukiz. Compare German Weihrauch. The diphthongisation of -ī- (as in related wijden) was hindered by the following -r-.