mierik

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meerrâdic. The second element of the compound derives from Proto-West Germanic *rādik (“radish”). The first element is of uncertain origin and is often held to be equivalent to meer (“more”) in a sense corresponding to Latin maior, with the original meaning then being "greater radish".[1] But note the etymology at German Meerrettich, a cognate (from Old High German meriratih).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.rɪk/, [miːrɪk]
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Noun

mierik m (plural mieriken, diminutive mierikje n)

  1. horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mierik”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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