The story
- Russian · derived fromхре́н“horseradish”
- Yiddish · borrowed fromכריין
- English todaychrain
From Yiddish כריין (khreyn), in turn from a Slavic source, probably Russian хре́н (xrén, “horseradish”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A relish in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, consisting of grated horseradish, vinegar, sugar, salt, and optionally beetroot. Full definition →
Yiddish כריין ← Russian хре́н