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Where does “ierdbei” come from?

ierdbei (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian irtheberie, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

ierdbei (West Frisian): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “ierdbei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianirtheberie—
2Proto-Germanicerþōbazjąstrawberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →