Where does “bogberry” come from?

bogberry (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-.

bogberry (English): The cranberry

Definitions

  1. The cranberry

Ancestry of “bogberry”, step by step

bogberry 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 bog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbogAn area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet...
2Middle Englishbog—
3Scottish Gaelicbogachsoft, boggy ground
4Old Irishbogsoft
5Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →