straw
→
strawberry (Fragaria moschata)
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 6303 | earth | → | strawberry (Fragaria moschata) | Open |
| 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 | ||
The reason for the name is uncertain; perhaps it is in reference to the tiny chaff-like external seeds which cover the fruit, or the long stems on which the fruit grows (see pictures) (https://www/etymonline.com/word/strawberry). Also, the name can come from the fact that it was customary to lay straw around the berries so that they did not touch the ground and become rot (the so-called mulching).