Where does “apple-berry” come from?

apple-berry (English) comes from English Berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

apple-berry (English): A vine or low shrub native to Australia,...

Definitions

  1. A vine or low shrub native to Australia,...

Ancestry of “apple-berry”, step by step

apple-berry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Berry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerryA place name
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġeberry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via English Apple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAppleA computer produced by the company Apple Inc
2Middle Englishappelfruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid
3Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →