why is horse radish ,named horse radish?

Answer 1

Horseradish is believed to have originated in Central Europe, the area also linked to the most widely held theory of how horseradish was named. In German, it’s called "meerrettich" (sea radish) because it grows by the sea. Many believe the English mispronounced the German word "meer" and began calling it "mareradish." Eventually it became known as horseradish. The word "horse" (as applied in "horseradish") is believed to denote large size and coarseness. "Radish" comes from the Latin radix meaning root.

Answer 2

Horses like to eat it and it grows like a radish. Same family.

Answer 3

Horse radish is so called because the horse radish root resembles a male horses penis.

Answer 4

Origin of name
It has been speculated that the word is a partial translation of its German name Meerrettich. The element Meer (meaning 'ocean, sea', although it could be derived from the similar sounding Mähren, the German word for Moravia, an area where the vegetable is cultivated and used extensively, or indeed from Mähre, meaning 'mare') is pronounced like the English word mare, which might have been reinterpreted as horseradish. On the other hand, many English plant names have "horse" as an element denoting strong or coarse, so the etymology of the English word (which is attested in print from at least 1597) is uncertain. (The OED contains no reference to the derivation from the German Meer.)

Answer 5

Why Is It Called Horseradish

Answer 6

I don't know...why is a tomato called a tomato....or why do we use the word yellow for something yellow.....that would be a long line of why is our language so wierd!
Ne way...dont' know maybe because of the way it looks or smells....

Answer 7

Because it will kick your *** just like a horse can.