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Where does “dewberry” come from?

dewberry (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-.

dewberry (English): Small brambles of the genus "Rubus" which have...

Definitions

  1. Small brambles of the genus "Rubus" which have...

Ancestry of “dewberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerry—
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġe—
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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