An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Weihrauch

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Weihrauch
Friedrich Kluge2508502An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Weihrauch1891John Francis Davis

Weihrauch, m., ‘incense,’ from MidHG. wîchrouch (wîhrouch), OHG. wîhrouh, m., lit. ‘holy perfume.’ Weichbild has no connection with these words.