Where does “BlackBerry” come from?

BlackBerry (English) comes from Middle English blakberie, from Old English blæcberġe.

BlackBerry (English): A wireless handheld device, a cross between a...

Definitions

  1. A wireless handheld device, a cross between a...

Ancestry of “BlackBerry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishblakberieA blackberry the plant
2Old Englishblæcberġe—

Words derived from “BlackBerry”

Every word from Old English blæcberġe →Every word from Middle English blakberie →