Where does “yewberry” come from?

yewberry (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-.

yewberry (English): The berry of the yew tree

Definitions

  1. The berry of the yew tree

Ancestry of “yewberry”, step by step

yewberry 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 yew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyewA species of coniferous tree, "Taxus baccata",...
2Middle Englishewyew; yew wood
3Old Englishīwyew (tree)
4Proto-Germanicīwazyew
5Proto-Germanicīwōyew
6Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-yew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →