Where does “tranebær” come from?

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

tranebær (Danish): cranberry berry

Definitions

  1. cranberry berry

Ancestry of “tranebær”, step by step

tranebær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish trane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtranecrane
2Norwegian Bokmåltranebærcranberry
3Norwegian Bokmålbæra berry; imperative of bære
4Old Norseberberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Danish bær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbærberry; imperative of bære
2Old Danishbær—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →