Where does “veenbes” come from?

veenbes (Dutch) comes from Dutch veen, from Middle Dutch vēne, from Old Dutch feni, from Proto-Germanic fanją, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

veenbes (Dutch): cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos

Definitions

  1. cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos

Ancestry of “veenbes”, step by step

veenbes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveenpeat; bog, fen
2Middle Dutchvēnemire, bog
3Old Dutchfenifen, marsh, swamp
4Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

via Dutch bes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbesberry; B flat; an old woman
2Middle Dutchbes—
3Old Dutchbesi—
4Proto-Germanicbasjąberry; a small fruit, of any one of many...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pen- →