kirsa

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā.

Noun

kirsa f

  1. cherry

Descendants

  • Middle High German: kirse, kërse
    • Alemannic German: Chirsi, Chirschi
    • Bavarian: Kiaschn
      Cimbrian: khèrsch, khèersa (Sette Comuni)
    • Kölsch: Körsche
    • German: Kirsche, Kersche (archaic or dialectal)
    • Luxembourgish: Kiischt, Kiisch
    • Rhine Franconian:
      Hessian: Kesch
      Pennsylvania German: Kasch
    • Vilamovian: kjyś
    • Yiddish: קאַרש (karsh)