Where does “Erdbeere” come from?

Erdbeere (German) comes 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-.

Erdbeere (German): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “Erdbeere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanërtberestrawberry
2Old High Germanërdberistrawberry
3Proto-West Germanic*erþubaʀistrawberry
4Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “Erdbeere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →