Where does “snebær” come from?

snebær (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-.

snebær (Danish): snowberry (fruit)

Definitions

  1. snowberry (fruit)

Ancestry of “snebær”, step by step

snebær 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 sne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnesnow; to snow
2Old Frisiansnē—
3Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →