Where does “kirse” come from?

kirse (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

kirse (Middle High German): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “kirse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankirsacherry
2Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
3Latinceresiacherry
4Latinceresium
5Latincerasiumcherry, fruit of the cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
7Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
8Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “kirse

Every word from Akkadian ????Every word from Ancient Greek κερασόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κεράσιον