Where does “kirsebær” come from?
kirsebær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German kersebere, 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 — pear-tree.
kirsebær (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cherry
Definitions
- a cherry
Ancestry of “kirsebær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 4 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |