Where does “tallowberry” come from?

tallowberry (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-.

tallowberry (English): The hardwood tree Malphigia lucida

Definitions

  1. The hardwood tree Malphigia lucida

Ancestry of “tallowberry”, step by step

tallowberry 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 tallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallowA hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
2Middle Englishtalowsuet the adipose tissues of an animal
3Old Englishtealh—
4Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
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