herb

German (Berlin)

/hɛrp/

adj
Definitions
  • (of food and drink, e.g.) slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the sense of “sour”)
  • (figurative) harsh; hard

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hare inherited from Old High German *hero, *haro inherited from Proto-Germanic *harwa- (bitter) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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