Where does “krissie” come from?
krissie (Limburgish) comes from German Lakritze, from Middle High German lakerize, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.
krissie (Limburgish): liquorice
Ancestry of “krissie”, step by step