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Where does “solbærbusk” come from?

solbærbusk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk solbær, from Norwegian Nynorsk sol, from Spanish sol, from English Sol, from Old French sol, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos — whole.

solbærbusk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a blackcurrant bush or shrub, Ribes nigrum

Definitions

  1. a blackcurrant bush or shrub, Ribes nigrum

Ancestry of “solbærbusk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksolbærblackcurrant
2Norwegian Nynorsksolsun; sunshine; a shiningly merry girl
3Spanishsolsun; sunlight; sunny side
4EnglishSol—
5Old Frenchsolalone; sol; Old French coin
6Latinsolidumsolid
7Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
8Proto-Italicsoliðos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →