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Where does “berja” come from?

berja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic barjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

berja (Old Norse): to beat; indefinite genitive plural of ber

Definitions

  1. to beat; indefinite genitive plural of ber

Ancestry of “berja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarjanąto beat, strike
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “berja”

  • bilberry
  • bilberried
  • bilberrying
  • enbär
  • bär
  • björnbär
  • tranbär
  • bärplockare
  • blåbär
  • tranebær
  • solbærbusk
  • solbær
  • blåbær
  • bær
  • bjørnebær
  • tranebær
  • solbærbusk
  • solbær
  • blåbær
  • tytebær
  • bær
  • blåbær
  • tranebær
  • bær
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