Where does “kresse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kresse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kresse”

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