Where does “peer” come from?

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

peer (Dutch): A pear, a fruit of the pear tree; A light bulb; A...

Definitions

  1. A pear, a fruit of the pear tree; A light bulb; A...

Ancestry of “peer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpērepear
2Latinpira
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “peer

Every word from Latin pirum