Brombeere
/ˈbʁoːmˌbeːʁə/noun
The German word for a blackberry, the dark fruit of a thorny bramble.
Did you know?Brombeere is built from an old Germanic word for a thorny or bramble-like shrub plus Beere, “berry,” preserving the plant’s defensive character.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*brēmōn
“Thorny shrub or bramble-like plant”
Old High German
OHG
brāmberi
“Berry of a thorny shrub”
Middle High German
MHG
bramber
“Bramble or blackberry”
Early New High German
German
Brombeere
“Berry growing on a bramble”
Modern German
German
Brombeere
“Blackberry”