Where does “berjalyngur” come from?
berjalyngur (Faroese) comes from Faroese ber, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
berjalyngur (Faroese): crowberry, a shrub of the genus "Empetrum"
Definitions
- crowberry, a shrub of the genus "Empetrum"
Ancestry of “berjalyngur”, step by step
berjalyngur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese ber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ber | berry; inflection of bera: ## third-person... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ber | berry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |