Where does “thrashegër” come from?

thrashegër (Albanian) comes from Albanian egër, from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

thrashegër (Albanian): bilberry, whortleberry

Definitions

  1. bilberry, whortleberry

Ancestry of “thrashegër”, step by step

thrashegër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian egër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianegërwild; fierce, ferocious; rough, coarse, raw
2Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Albanian thrash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianthrash—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →