Where does “tranebær” come from?
tranebær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bær, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
tranebær (Norwegian Bokmål): cranberry
Definitions
- cranberry
Ancestry of “tranebær”, step by step
tranebær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bær | a berry; imperative of bære |
| 2 | Old Norse | ber | berry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |