Where does “gooseberryish” come from?
gooseberryish (English) comes from English gooseberry, 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-.
gooseberryish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry; Of...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry; Of...
Ancestry of “gooseberryish”, step by step
gooseberryish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gooseberry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gooseberry | A fruit, "Ribes uva-crispa", related to the... |
| 2 | English | Berry | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | berye | berry, fruit; grape |
| 4 | Old English | berġe | berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |