Where does “beachberry” come from?

beachberry (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-.

beachberry (English): A tropical flowering plant, Scaevola plumieri

Definitions

  1. A tropical flowering plant, Scaevola plumieri

Ancestry of “beachberry”, step by step

beachberry 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 beach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeachThe shore of a body of water, especially when...
2Middle Englishbachebank, sandbank
3Old Englishbæċ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →