Reconstruction:Old Dutch/cressa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krassjā, from Proto-Germanic *krasjǭ. It is only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*cressa f

  1. cress

Inflection

Declension of *cressa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *cressa *cressa, *cresson
accusative *cressa, *cresson *cressa, *cresson
genitive *cresson *cressono
dative *cresson *cresson

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: kerse, kersse

References

  • “kressa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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