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Where does “blackberry” come from?

Blackberry comes from Middle English blakberie, from Old English blæc berġe, a compound of blæc (black) and berġe (berry).

blackberry (English): A fruit-bearing shrub of the species "Rubus...

Definitions

  1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the species "Rubus...

Ancestry of “blackberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishblakberie—
2Old Englishblæcberġe—

Words derived from “blackberry”

  • blackberrying
  • blackberryade
  • blackberrylike
  • ブラックベリー
Every word from Old English blæcberġe →