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Where does “berige” come from?

berige (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

berige (Old English): berry, fruit

Definitions

  1. berry, fruit

Ancestry of “berige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
2Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “berige”

  • Berry
  • berries
  • berry
  • blueberry
  • gooseberry
  • elderberry
  • bayberry
  • hackberry
  • dewberry
  • chinaberry
  • serviceberry
  • bearberry
  • snowberry
  • crowberry
  • pokeberry
  • cloudberry
  • Juneberry
  • loganberry
  • lingonberry
  • boysenberry
  • salmonberry
  • chokeberry
  • soapberry
  • blaeberry
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