Where does “moerbei” come from?
moerbei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch moerbeye, from Old Dutch *mōrberi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
moerbei (Dutch): mulberry (the berry)
Definitions
- mulberry (the berry)
Ancestry of “moerbei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | moerbeye | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *mōrberi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mōrubaʀi | mulberry |
| 4 | Latin | mōrus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |