Where does “Ackerrettich” come from?

Ackerrettich (German) comes from German Rettich, from Middle High German retich, from Old High German rātih, from Proto-Germanic *rādik, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Ancestry of “Ackerrettich”, step by step

Ackerrettich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rettich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRettichradish, a plant of the Raphanus genus
2Middle High Germanretich—
3Old High Germanrātihradish
4Proto-Germanic*rādik—
5Latinrādīxroot of a plant
6Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German acker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanackerinflection of ackern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanackerfield, acre
3Old High Germanackarfarmland, field, plot of land
4Proto-West Germanic*akrfield, open land
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