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; cranberry , "Vaccinium oxycoccos"
Definitions
- cranberry; cranberry , "Vaccinium oxycoccos"
Ancestry of “tranebær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | trane | crane |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tranebær | cranberry |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | bær | a berry; imperative of bære |
| 4 | Old Norse | ber | berry; inflection of berr :
## strong feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |