Where does “tetterberry” come from?

tetterberry (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-.

tetterberry (English): white bryony, Bryonia alba

Definitions

  1. white bryony, Bryonia alba

Ancestry of “tetterberry”, step by step

tetterberry 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 tetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetterAny of various pustular skin conditions; To...
2Old Englishtetertetter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →