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Where does “רעטעכל” come from?

רעטעכל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רעטעך, from Old High German rātih, from Proto-Germanic *rādik, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

רעטעכל (Yiddish): Diminutive of רעטעך : little radish

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of רעטעך : little radish

Ancestry of “רעטעכל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרעטעךradish
2Old High Germanrātih—
3Proto-Germanic*rādik—
4Latinrādīx—
5Proto-Italicwrādīks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →