Where does “bunchberry” come from?

bunchberry (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-.

bunchberry (English): Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods; The...

Definitions

  1. Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods; The...

Ancestry of “bunchberry”, step by step

bunchberry 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 bunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbunchA group of similar things, either growing...
2Middle Englishbunche—
3Proto-Germanicbunkōbump, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
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