Where does “surbær” come from?

surbær (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-.

surbær (Danish): chokeberry (fruit)

Definitions

  1. chokeberry (fruit)

Ancestry of “surbær”, step by step

surbær 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 sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsurwhirr; sour; acidic
2Old Norsesúrrsour
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →