An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Alraune

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2524310An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AlrauneJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Alraune, feminine ‘mandrake,’ from Middle High German alrûne, Old High German alrûna, feminine, ‘mandrake, sorceress’; this, as the component -rûne indicates, is a primitively term, which has been supposed to be connected with old Teutonic mythical beings who do their work secretly (compare Gothic rûna, ‘secret’; see raunen).