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 pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →Every word from Old High German bira →