English

hogberry

From hog + berry.

A compound of hog + berry

Middle English hog ‘a pig or swine, especially one that is…’

English hog

Proto-Germanic *bazją

Proto-West Germanic *baʀi

Old English berġe

Middle English berie ‘a berry’

English berry

Today it means

noun Hagberry, bird cherry (Prunus padus)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hogberry