Where does “crowberry” come from?
crowberry (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-.
crowberry (English): "Empetrum"; a small genus of dwarf evergreen...
Definitions
- "Empetrum"; a small genus of dwarf evergreen...
Ancestry of “crowberry”, step by step
crowberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Berry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Berry | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | berye | berry, fruit; grape |
| 3 | Old English | berġe | berry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English Crow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 2 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 4 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |