Where does “Sumpfkresse” come from?

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

Sumpfkresse (German): yellowcress plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. yellowcress plant of the genus

Ancestry of “Sumpfkresse”, step by step

Sumpfkresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankressecress
2Middle High Germankresse—
3Old High Germankressa—
4Proto-West Germanic*krassjācress

via German Sumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumpfswamp, marsh; sump
2Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā →