Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “kerse” come from?

kerse (Middle Low German) comes 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.

kerse (Middle Low German): cherry

Definitions

  1. cherry

Ancestry of “kerse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
2Latinceresiacherry
3Latinceresium—
4Latincerasium—
5Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
6Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
7Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “kerse”

  • kirsebær
  • kirsebær
  • kirsebær
  • kirsuber
  • kirsuberjatræ
  • kersebere
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