Where does “slåenbær” come from?

slåenbær (Danish) comes from Danish bær, from Old Danish bær, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

slåenbær (Danish): sloe (fruit)

Definitions

  1. sloe (fruit)

Ancestry of “slåenbær”, step by step

slåenbær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbærberry; imperative of bære
2Old Danishbær—
3Old Norseberberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Danish slåen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslåendefinite singular of slå
2Proto-Germanicslaihǭsloe
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →