Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “хрѣнъ” come from?

хрѣнъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ — horseradish.

Ancestry of “хрѣнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxrěnъhorseradish

Words derived from “хрѣнъ”

  • хрен
  • хреновый
Every word from Proto-Slavic xrěnъ →