Where does “locustberry” come from?

locustberry (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-.

locustberry (English): A tree or shrub of the genus Byrsonima, found in Central and South America

Definitions

  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Byrsonima, found in Central and South America

Ancestry of “locustberry”, step by step

locustberry 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 locust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocustAny of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and...
2Middle Englishlocustelocust
3Latinlocustalocust, grasshopper; crustacean, marine...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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