straw
→
strawberry (Fragaria moschata)
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | straw | |
| Lexeme 2 | strawberry | |
| Meaning 1 | straw | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | strawberry | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme 1 | cǎo (草) | |
| Lexeme 2 | cǎoméi (草莓) | |
| Meaning 1 | straw | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | strawberry | |
| Reference | English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | Appears in early 20th century. Probably a calque of English strawberry. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Old English | |
| Lexeme 1 | strēaw | |
| Lexeme 2 | strēawberġe | |
| Meaning 1 | straw | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | strawberry | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | "he reason for the name is uncertain, but perhaps it is in reference to the tiny chaff-like external seeds which cover the fruit" (Harper's Etymonline) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Scots | |
| Lexeme 1 | stra, stray, straw | |
| Lexeme 2 | strabery, strayberrie, | |
| Meaning 1 | straw | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | strawberry | |
| Reference | DSL | |
| Comment | ||