cress

(Inglese)

A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kɹɛs/

Ereditato da inglese medio

Ereditato da inglese antico

Affine frisone occidentale

Affine olandese

Affine tedesco

Affine danese

Affine svedese

Affine islandese

In summary

From Middle English cresse, crasse, from Old English cressa, cærse (“cress”), from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō, from Proto-Germanic *krasjô (“cress”). Cognate with West Frisian kers (“cress”), Dutch kers (“cress”), German Kresse (“cress”), Danish karse (“cress”), Swedish krasse (“cress”), Icelandic krassi (“cress”).