Where does “Moorbeere” come from?

Moorbeere (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-.

Moorbeere (German): northern bilberry, bog bilberry, "Vaccinium...

Definitions

  1. northern bilberry, bog bilberry, "Vaccinium...

Ancestry of “Moorbeere”, step by step

Moorbeere 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 moor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmoormarsh, mire, bog
2Middle Low Germanmōr—
3Old Saxonmōr—
4Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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