קרײַטעכץ

Yiddish

Etymology

קרײַט (krayt, “herb”) +‎ ־עכץ (-ekhts). קרײַט n (krayt), although itself obsolete, is cognate to German Kraut (“herb”), thus a doublet of קרויט (kroyt) (compare German Kraut (“(Southern German, Austria) cabbage”)).

Noun

קרײַטעכץ • (kraytekhts) n, plural קרײַטעכצן (kraytekhtsn) or קרײַטעכץער (kraytekhtser)

1. herb (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)

   Synonym: קרײַצעך n (kraytsekh)

2. vegetable
3. root