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 — cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits.

ראָזשינקע (Yiddish): raisin

Definitions

  1. raisin

Ancestry of “ראָזשינקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrodzynkaraisin; genitive singular of rodzynek;...
2GermanRosineraisin
3Middle High Germanrosīn—
4Middle Dutchrosīne—
5Old Frenchraisingrape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin
6Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits
Every word from Latin racēmus →Every word from Old French raisin →Every word from Middle Dutch rosīne →