Where does “erdberi” come from?
erdberi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “erdberi”, step by step
erdberi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *erþubaʀi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *erþubaʀi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | erþōbazją | strawberry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *erþubaʀi | strawberry |