Where does “mooseberry” come from?

mooseberry (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-.

mooseberry (English): A pembina or lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule)

Definitions

  1. A pembina or lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule)

Ancestry of “mooseberry”, step by step

mooseberry 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 moose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmooseThe largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers
2Japaneseむすめ娘: girl; daughter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →