Where does “sötkörsbär” come from?
sötkörsbär (Swedish) comes from Swedish körsbär, 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 — pear-tree.
sötkörsbär (Swedish): sweet cherry, Prunus avium
Definitions
- sweet cherry, Prunus avium
Ancestry of “sötkörsbär”, step by step
sötkörsbär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish körsbär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | körsbär | a cherry (fruit) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kirsebær | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 7 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 8 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 11 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |