Where does “dzērvene” come from?

dzērvene (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzērve, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerwē-, from Proto-Indo-European gerHw-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

dzērvene (Latvian): cranberry

Definitions

  1. cranberry

Ancestry of “dzērvene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzērvecrane
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgerwē-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangerHw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerHw- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerwē- →