Where does “ראָזשינקע” come from?
ראָזשינקע (Yiddish) comes from Polish rodzynka, from German Rosine, from Middle High German rosīn, from Middle Dutch rosīne, from Old French raisin, from Latin racēmus.
ראָזשינקע (Yiddish): raisin
Ancestry of “ראָזשינקע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | rodzynka | raisin; genitive singular of rodzynek;... |
| 2 | German | Rosine | raisin |
| 3 | Middle High German | rosīn | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rosīne | — |
| 5 | Old French | raisin | grape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin |
| 6 | Latin | racēmus | — |