Where does “kresse” come from?

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

kresse (German): cress

Definitions

  1. cress

Ancestry of “kresse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kresse”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā →Every word from Old High German kressa →Every word from Middle High German kresse →
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