Where does “Erdbeerbaum” come from?
Erdbeerbaum (German) comes from German Erdbeere, from Middle High German ërtbere, from Old High German ërdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Erdbeerbaum (German): strawberry tree
Definitions
- strawberry tree
Ancestry of “Erdbeerbaum”, step by step
Erdbeerbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erdbeere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erdbeere | strawberry |
| 2 | Middle High German | ërtbere | strawberry |
| 3 | Old High German | ërdberi | strawberry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *erþubaʀi | strawberry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþōbazją | strawberry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |