English
heathberry
From heath + berry.
Proto-Indo-European *kayt- ‘forest, wasteland, pasture’
Proto-Germanic *haiþī ‘heath, waste, untilled land’
Proto-West Germanic *haiþi ‘uncultivated land, wasteland, moor’
Old English hǣþ ‘heath, untilled land, waste’
Middle English heth ‘a heath’
English heath
Proto-Germanic *bazją
Proto-West Germanic *baʀi
Old English berġe
Middle English berie ‘a berry’
English berry
Today it means
noun mossberry
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heathberry