Etymology

berrylike

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Today it means: Resembling a berry. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English berry
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*bazją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*baʀi
  3. Old Englishberġe
  4. Middle Englishberie
  5. Englishberry
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todayberrylike

From berry + -like.

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