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): little radish

Definitions

  1. little radish

Ancestry of “רעטעכל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרעטעךradish
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 →