Where does “ërtbere” come from?

ërtbere (Middle High German) comes 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-.

ërtbere (Middle High German): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “ërtbere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ërtbere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →