Where does “berrypecker” come from?

berrypecker (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-.

berrypecker (English): Any of various birds of the families...

Definitions

  1. Any of various birds of the families...

Ancestry of “berrypecker”, step by step

berrypecker 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 pecker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeckerSomeone who or something that pecks, striking or...
2Middle Englishpekker—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →