Where does “strēawberġe” come from?

strēawberġe (Old English) comes from Old English strēaw, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strēawberġe (Old English): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “strēawberġe”, step by step

strēawberġe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English strēaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrēawstraw
2Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
3Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Old English berġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishberġeberry
2Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “strēawberġe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →