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Where does “cranberry” come from?

cranberry (English) comes from German Kraanbeere.

cranberry (English): A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect....

Definitions

  1. A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect....

Ancestry of “cranberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKraanbeere—

Words derived from “cranberry”

  • cranberrying
  • cranberrylike
  • cranberried
  • cranberryade
  • Cranberry
Every word from German Kraanbeere →