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wierook.

incense

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋiː.roːk/
  1. incense

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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-.

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