Where does “Fliederbeere” come from?

Fliederbeere (German) comes from German beere, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Fliederbeere (German): elderberry

Definitions

  1. elderberry

Ancestry of “Fliederbeere”, step by step

Fliederbeere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeereberry
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via German Flieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFliederlilac; elder
2Germanvlēderelder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →