Where does “kersebere” come from?
kersebere (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German kerse, 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.
Ancestry of “kersebere”, step by step
kersebere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German kerse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 3 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 4 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 5 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 8 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |