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
Ancestry of “dzērvene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | dzērve | crane |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gerwē- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gerHw- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |