Where does “tyttebær” come from?

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

tyttebær (Danish): lingonberry

Definitions

  1. lingonberry

Ancestry of “tyttebær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktytebæra lingonberry, cowberry, "Vaccinium vitis-idaea"
2Norwegian Nynorskbæra berry
3Old Norseberberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →