Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankersecherry
2Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
3Latinceresiacherry
4Latinceresium—
5Latincerasium—
6Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
7Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
8Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “kersebere”

  • kirsebær
  • kirsebær
  • kirsebær
  • kirsuber
  • kirsuberjatræ
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