Where does “worcesterberry” come from?

worcesterberry (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-.

worcesterberry (English): Ribes divaricatum, a gooseberry plant of the...

Definitions

  1. Ribes divaricatum, a gooseberry plant of the...

Ancestry of “worcesterberry”, step by step

worcesterberry 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 Worcester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWorcester—
2Old EnglishWeorgoran ċeasterfort of the Weorgoran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →