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I always thought they had their name because we in Scandinavia collect wild strawberries on straws. See e.g., http://promenaderpalandet.blogspot.com/2009/06/jo

I always thought they had their name because we in Scandinavia collect wild strawberries on straws. See e.g., http://promenaderpalandet.blogspot.com/2009/06/jordgubbar-pa-stra.html http://promenaderpalandet.blogspot.com/2009/06/jordgubbar-pa... https://www.instagram.com/p/5FaadlgU3N/ https://www.instagram.com/p/5FaadlgU3N/ http://www.tvillingmormor.com/?p=248 http://www.tvillingmormor.com/?p=248 https://www.google.com/search?q=jordgubbe+str%C3%A5&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&biw=1920&bih=1065 https://www.google.com/search?q=jordgubbe+str%C3%A5&newwindo...

eksemplar 10y ago
I'm not saying you're wrong, and I'm not very knowledgeable about language evolution but strawberries are called "earth berries" in Scandinavian languages.
- amelius 10y ago
  Btw, also in Germanic languages.
  - flexie 10y ago
    Scandinavian languages, except Finnish and Sami, are Germanic :-)
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    - phamilton 10y ago
      Finland, depending on who you ask, is a Nordic country but not a part of Scandinavia.
      - flexie 10y ago
        Yes, especially when talking about languages and culture although these countries have many geographic, economic and social similarities. Same with Iceland, although Icelandic is Germanic. Even if so, Finnish is an officially recognized minority language of Sweden with almost 500,000 speakers. Then again, probably Arabic will overtake Finnish as largest minority language soon but I would hesitate before calling it a Scandinavian language.
- flexie 10y ago
  The scandinavian words for strawberry, "jordbær" in Danish/Norwegian (directly translated "earth berries" or "ground berries"), "jordgubbe" in Swedish (earth lump) are believed to be named such because they grow close to the ground. Most of the other compound fruits or berries eaten in Scandinavia/England grow on trees or bushes.
  - qz_ 10y ago
    "Aardbei" in Dutch roughly translates to earthberry
- kseistrup 10y ago
  Even in Old English strawberries were called earthberries: eorþberige
stolsvik 10y ago
I was thinking the exact same thing, and was expecting to read about that! I literally read the article just to satisfy my expectations! But alas, no. (And I'm from Norway, where it's called jordbær) Maybe Alf Prøysen has something to do with it? http://www.letssingit.com/prøysen-alf-lyrics-vise-for-gærne-jinter-bmh1gsw http://www.letssingit.com/prøysen-alf-lyrics-vise-for-gærne-...
oniony 10y ago
This was briefly touched on in the article: "Strawberries are often stringed, that is, collected and threaded on thin straws, another vague clue."
- Inthenameofmine 10y ago
  That's so cool! The word for strawberries un Albanian is "Dredheza", which means roughly "a twisted small edible thing"
kochthesecond 10y ago
The literal translation is more like 'soil berries'.
fapjacks 10y ago
Menar du "jordgubbar" eller "smultron"? :P People here don't know about "smultron", the little wild strawberries that are a billion times better than plain old "jordgubbar", the things you buy at ICA.
- kseistrup 10y ago
  Jeg mener "skovjordbær" på dansk (som vel er "smultron" på svensk).

eksemplar 10y ago

I'm not saying you're wrong, and I'm not very knowledgeable about language evolution but strawberries are called "earth berries" in Scandinavian languages.

amelius 10y ago
Btw, also in Germanic languages.
- flexie 10y ago
  Scandinavian languages, except Finnish and Sami, are Germanic :-)
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  - phamilton 10y ago
    Finland, depending on who you ask, is a Nordic country but not a part of Scandinavia.
    - flexie 10y ago
      Yes, especially when talking about languages and culture although these countries have many geographic, economic and social similarities. Same with Iceland, although Icelandic is Germanic. Even if so, Finnish is an officially recognized minority language of Sweden with almost 500,000 speakers. Then again, probably Arabic will overtake Finnish as largest minority language soon but I would hesitate before calling it a Scandinavian language.
flexie 10y ago
The scandinavian words for strawberry, "jordbær" in Danish/Norwegian (directly translated "earth berries" or "ground berries"), "jordgubbe" in Swedish (earth lump) are believed to be named such because they grow close to the ground. Most of the other compound fruits or berries eaten in Scandinavia/England grow on trees or bushes.
- qz_ 10y ago
  "Aardbei" in Dutch roughly translates to earthberry
kseistrup 10y ago
Even in Old English strawberries were called earthberries: eorþberige

stolsvik 10y ago

I was thinking the exact same thing, and was expecting to read about that! I literally read the article just to satisfy my expectations! But alas, no. (And I'm from Norway, where it's called jordbær) Maybe Alf Prøysen has something to do with it? http://www.letssingit.com/prøysen-alf-lyrics-vise-for-gærne-jinter-bmh1gsw http://www.letssingit.com/prøysen-alf-lyrics-vise-for-gærne-...

oniony 10y ago

This was briefly touched on in the article: "Strawberries are often stringed, that is, collected and threaded on thin straws, another vague clue."

Inthenameofmine 10y ago
That's so cool! The word for strawberries un Albanian is "Dredheza", which means roughly "a twisted small edible thing"

kochthesecond 10y ago

The literal translation is more like 'soil berries'.

fapjacks 10y ago

Menar du "jordgubbar" eller "smultron"? :P People here don't know about "smultron", the little wild strawberries that are a billion times better than plain old "jordgubbar", the things you buy at ICA.

kseistrup 10y ago
Jeg mener "skovjordbær" på dansk (som vel er "smultron" på svensk).