berry English · revision 13521

− It is [[inh|ang|berie|t=berry, grape]] (about 1000, in Ælfric),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*bazją]],^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) cognate with Old High German beri (German Beere), Dutch bes, Old Norse ber and Gothic weinabasi, grape.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) Its earlier history is uncertain;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) Barnhart notes a possible link with Sanskrit bhas-, to eat.^(Barnhart 1988) Etymonline notes that berry and apple are the only native English fruit names.^(Etymonline)