Where does “tranebær” come from?

tranebær (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-.

tranebær (Norwegian Nynorsk): cranberry

Definitions

  1. cranberry

Ancestry of “tranebær”, step by step

tranebær 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 trane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktranecrane large bird of the family, particularly the common crane, Grus grus
2Old Norsetranaa crane bird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →