Where does “jordbæri” come from?

jordbæri (Greenlandic) comes from Danish jordbær, from Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

jordbæri (Greenlandic): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “jordbæri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishjordbærstrawberry fruit
2Old Norsejǫrðber—
3Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →