Where does “Blaeckbeer” come from?

Blaeckbeer (Pennsylvania German) comes from English BlackBerry, from Middle English blakberie, from Old English blæcberġe.

Blaeckbeer (Pennsylvania German): blackberry

Definitions

  1. blackberry

Ancestry of “Blaeckbeer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlackBerryA wireless handheld device, a cross between a...
2Middle EnglishblakberieA blackberry the plant
3Old Englishblæcberġe—
Every word from Old English blæcberġe →Every word from Middle English blakberie →Every word from English BlackBerry →