Where does “kersey” come from?

kersey (Middle English) comes from Old English cærse, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō, from Proto-Germanic krasjô, from Proto-Indo-European gras-.

kersey (Middle English): kersey

Definitions

  1. kersey

Ancestry of “kersey”, step by step

kersey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cærse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcærsecress, watercress
2Proto-West Germanic*krassjōcress
3Proto-Germanickrasjô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangras-—

via Old English ēġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēġisland

Words derived from “kersey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gras- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krasjô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō →