Where does “pirn” come from?

pirn (Estonian) comes from German Birne, from Middle High German bire, from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

pirn (Estonian): pear; light bulb

Definitions

  1. pear; light bulb

Ancestry of “pirn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanbire—
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “pirn”

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