Where does “Kranbeere” come from?

Kranbeere (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-.

Kranbeere (German): cowberry; lingonberry; cranberry

Definitions

  1. cowberry; lingonberry; cranberry

Ancestry of “Kranbeere”, step by step

Kranbeere 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 krān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāncrane a lifting device
2Middle High Germankrane—
3Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
4Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
5Proto-Germanickranôcrane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →