mrk-

English meaning                      edible root, carrot

German meaning                     `eßbare Wurzel, Mohrrübe, Möhre'?

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Material                                   Gr. βράκανα `wildes Gemüse' Hes.; ahd. mor(a)ha `Daucus carota', nhd. Mohr-rübe, Möhre, ags. more, moru ds., spätahd. Demin. morhila `Morchel' (möhrenähnlicher Pilz); dagegen scheint russ. morkóvь, morkva `Möhre', serb. mrkva aus dem Germ. entlehnt zu sein.

References                              WP. II 313.

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