Etymograph

English

sunberry

From sun + berry.

A compound of sun + berry

Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

Old English sunna

Middle English soen

English sun

Proto-Germanic *bazją

Proto-West Germanic *baʀi

Old English berġe

Middle English berie ‘a berry’

English berry

Today it means

noun A historic heirloom shrub, Solanum retroflexum.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sunberry”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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