wierook

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wierooc, from Old Dutch wīrōk, 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-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiː.roːk/

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• Hyphenation: wie‧rook

Noun

wierook m (uncountable)

1. incense

Derived terms

• bewieroken
• wieroken
• wierookbrander
• wierookdrager
• wierookhouder
• wierookvat

Related terms

• rook
• wijden
• wijwater

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wierook
• Negerhollands: wierook