cress
English
/kɹɛs/
noun
Definitions
- (plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cressa inherited from Proto-Germanic *krasjon- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gras- (gnaw).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gras-
Gloss
gnaw
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pará English
- bitter English
- bittercress English
- cresslike English
- cressy English
- paracress English
- penny English
- pennycress English
- rock English
- rockcress English
- water English
- watercress English
- watercressed English
- watercressing English
- winter English
- wintercress English
- yellow English
- yellowcress English
- Kresse German
- kers Dutch, Flemish
- kersenrood Dutch, Flemish
- kersrood Dutch, Flemish
- kersvers Dutch, Flemish
- tuinkers Dutch, Flemish
- waterkers Dutch, Flemish
- wolfskers Dutch, Flemish
- кресс Russian
- γράω Ancient Greek
- *gras- Proto-Indo-European
- *krasjon- Proto-Germanic
- cressa Old English
- ग्रसति Sanskrit
- water cresse Middle English
- kerse Middle Dutch
- kresso Old High German
- kers Afrikaans
- kersie Afrikaans
- kresse Middle High German