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Etymology of the English word berry

the English word berry
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

Derivations in English

blaeberry, baneberry, bayberry, bearberry, berried, blueberry, bunchberry, cackleberry, cloudberry, dewberry, dogberry, gooseberry, partridgeberry, silverberry, soapberry, sunberry, tangleberry, teaberry, waxberry, winterberry, wonderberry, boxberry, candleberry, chinaberry, chokeberry, christmasberry, coffeeberry, coralberry, foxberry, gallberry, inkberry, juneberry, pokeberry, salmonberry, serviceberry, snowberry, sourberry, thimbleberry, wolfberry, blackberry, strawberry, wineberry, hagberry, checkerberry, farkleberry, shadberry, berrying

Cognates

Danish barre, Dutch bar, Dutch bes, English bare, French bar, French barrer, French barre, German bar, German Bar, German Barre, German Barren, German Beere, Icelandic ber, Icelandic bar, Italian barra, Norwegian barre, Provençal barra, Provençal barrar, Spanish barrar, Spanish barra, Swedish bar, Swedish barr, Swedish bär

Usage

Word found in Obsolete English, Modern English



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