Where does “peervormig” come from?

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

peervormig (Dutch): pear-shaped

Definitions

  1. pear-shaped

Ancestry of “peervormig”, 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 →Every word from Latin pira →Every word from Middle Dutch pēre →