Where does “bjørnebær” come from?

bjørnebær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bær, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bjørnebær (Norwegian Nynorsk): blackberry

Definitions

  1. blackberry

Ancestry of “bjørnebær”, step by step

bjørnebær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbæra berry
2Old Norseberberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →