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Where does “kers” come from?

kers (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

kers (Dutch): A cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus...

Definitions

  1. A cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus...

Ancestry of “kers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkersecandle; cherry; cress, garden cress
2Old Dutchkirsa—
3Latinceresiacherry
4Latinceresium—
5Latincerasium—
6Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
7Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
8Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “kers”

  • kersvers
  • kersrood
  • kersenrood
  • tuinkers
  • wolfskers
  • kers
  • kersie
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