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Where does “erdbeerfarben” come from?

erdbeerfarben (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-.

erdbeerfarben (German): strawberry-coloured

Definitions

  1. strawberry-coloured

Ancestry of “erdbeerfarben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErdbeerestrawberry
2Middle High Germanërtbere—
3Old High Germanërdberi—
4Proto-West Germanic*erþubaʀi—
5Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
6Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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