Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krassjā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *karsjā

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *krasjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Noun

*krassjā f

1. cress

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krassjā
Genitive	*krassjōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krassjā	*krassjōn
Accusative	*krassjōn	*krassjōn
Genitive	*krassjōn	*krassjōnō
Dative	*krassjōn	*krassjōm, *krassjum
Instrumental	*krassjōn	*krassjōm, *krassjum

Related terms

• *krassjō

Descendants

• Old English: cærse, cerse
  • Middle English: carse, crasse, kerse, cars
    • Scots: kerse, carse
• Old Frisian: *kresse, *kerse
  • Saterland Frisian: Krässe
  • West Frisian: kers
• Old Saxon: *kressia, *kersia
  • Middle Low German: kerse, kertze, kērse, karse f
• Old Dutch: *kressa, *kersa
  • Middle Dutch: kerse, kersse
    • Dutch: kers
• Old High German: kressa
  • Middle High German: kresse f
    • German: Kresse f