Where does “chrein” come from?

chrein (Dutch) comes from Yiddish כריין, from Russian хре́н, from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

chrein (Dutch): chrain

Definitions

  1. chrain

Ancestry of “chrein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכרייןhorseradish; chrain
2Russianхре́нhorseradish
3Old East Slavicхрѣнъ—
4Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ →Every word from Russian хре́н →