Etymology

teaberry

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Today it means: A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, partridgeberry). Full definition →

English berry ← Middle English berie ← Old English berġe
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The story

  1. Englishtea
  2. Proto-Germanic*bazją
  3. Proto-West Germanic*baʀi
  4. Old Englishberġe
  5. Middle Englishberie
  6. Englishberry
  7. English todayteaberry

From tea + berry.

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