Where does “cherrying” come from?
cherrying (English) comes from English Cherry, from Middle English chery, from Old English ċiris, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
cherrying (English): The gathering of cherries
Definitions
- The gathering of cherries
Ancestry of “cherrying”, step by step
cherrying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cherry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cherry | someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan,... |
| 2 | Middle English | chery | Alternative form of cheri |
| 3 | Old English | ċiris | (appears in compounds) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |