English

houndsberry

From hound + -s- + berry.

Formed from hound + -s- + berry

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’

Proto-Germanic *hundaz ‘dog’

Proto-West Germanic *hund ‘dog’

Old English hund

Middle English hound ‘a hunting or sporting dog’

English hound

Proto-Germanic *bazją

Proto-West Germanic *baʀi

Old English berġe

Middle English berie ‘a berry’

English berry

Today it means

noun The common dogwood.

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

Etymograph / houndsberry