Where does “Bir” come from?

Bir (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Bir (Central Franconian): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “Bir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbirapear
2Vulgar Latinpira
3Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirumEvery word from Vulgar Latin piraEvery word from Old High German bira
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