An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rettich

by Friedrich Kluge

Rettich, Rettig, m., ‘radish,’ from the equiv. MidHG. rętich, rœtich, OHG. rętih, rā̆tī̆h, m.; corresponding to AS. rœdič; borrowed from Lat. râdîc-em (nom. râdix), which, as the HG. guttural indicates, is found with the Teut. accent prior to the OHG. period. E. radish is a later loanword from Fr. radis.