Where does “kiwiberry” come from?

kiwiberry (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-.

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Ancestry of “kiwiberry”, step by step

kiwiberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Berry

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

via English Kiwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
2Maorikiwikiwi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →