Where does “Kresse” come from?

Kresse (English) comes from German kresse, from Middle High German kresse, from Old High German kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā — cress.

Ancestry of “Kresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankressecress
2Middle High Germankresse—
3Old High Germankressa—
4Proto-West Germanic*krassjācress
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā →Every word from Old High German kressa →Every word from Middle High German kresse →