Re[2]: [tied] Re: Felice Vinci's "Homer in the Baltic" theory: lingu

At 9:57:07 PM on Sunday, June 7, 2009, Rick McCallister
wrote:

> Cress, which my hillbilly relatives call, "greasy grass" <
> "cressy grass" is another herb used in Appalachian
> cooking

And watercress sandwiches are familiar to anyone who reads
traditional mysteries. From OE <cresse, cerse>, from PGmc.
*krasjo:- 'fodder'. Apparently goes with Latin <gra:men>
'fodder', Ved. <grásate-> 'eats, feeds', and Gk. <gaste:r>
(from *gras-ter-), from a PIE *gras- 'to devour'.

> In Spanish, it's call berros (I've only heard it in
> the plural, but I suppose one is a berro), which, I've
> read, is from Celtic

That's what Penny says.

Brian