Where does “körsbär” come from?
körsbär (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kirsebær, from Middle Low German kersebere, from Middle Low German kerse, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
körsbär (Swedish): a cherry (fruit)
Definitions
- a cherry (fruit)
Ancestry of “körsbär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | kirsebær | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |