Kaddig
German
Etymology
Entered German from Low Prussian (German Low German) Kaddig, Kaddik (“juniper”), perhaps as early as the Middle Low German period. From Old Prussian kadegis, kaddegs (“juniper”), from or cognate to Lithuanian kadagys (“juniper”). Compare Estonian kadakas.
Noun
Kaddig m (genitive Kaddigs)
- (dialectal, originally Prussia) juniper (Juniperus communis)
Synonyms
- Wacholder