Where does “tranuber” come from?
tranuber (Faroese) comes from Faroese trani, from Danish trane, from Norwegian Bokmål tranebær, from Norwegian Bokmål bær, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
tranuber (Faroese): cranberry
Definitions
- cranberry
Ancestry of “tranuber”, step by step
tranuber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese trani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | trani | common crane |
| 2 | Danish | trane | crane |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | tranebær | cranberry |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | bær | a berry; imperative of bære |
| 5 | Old Norse | ber | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Faroese ber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ber | berry; inflection of bera: ## third-person... |