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Where does “juniperbero” come from?

juniperbero (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bero, 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-.

juniperbero (Esperanto): juniper berry

Definitions

  1. juniper berry

Ancestry of “juniperbero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoberoberry
2EnglishBerry—
3Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
4Old Englishberġe—
5Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
6Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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