Where does “peer” come from?

peer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch peer, from Middle Dutch pēre, from Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

peer (Afrikaans): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “peer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeerA pear, a fruit of the pear tree; A light bulb; A...
2Middle Dutchpērepear
3Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →