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Where does “Eerdbeei” come from?

Eerdbeei (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German êrdbēre, from Old Saxon erthberi, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Eerdbeei (German Low German): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “Eerdbeei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanêrdbēre—
2Old Saxonerthberi—
3Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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