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Where does “erdbere” come from?

erdbere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch erdberi, from Proto-Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “erdbere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcherdberi—
2Proto-Germanic*erþubaʀi—
3Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “erdbere”

  • aardbei
  • arbei
  • aarbei
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