Where does “Reddich” come from?

Reddich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German retich, from Old High German rātih, from Proto-Germanic *rādik, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Reddich (Pennsylvania German): radish

Definitions

  1. radish

Ancestry of “Reddich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanretich—
2Old High Germanrātihradish
3Proto-Germanic*rādik—
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →