Where does “pokeberry” come from?

pokeberry (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-.

pokeberry (English): Pokeweed

Definitions

  1. Pokeweed

Ancestry of “pokeberry”, step by step

pokeberry 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 poke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
2Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
3Anglo-Normanpokesack
4Frankish*pokō—
5Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →