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
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