Where does “päärynäjäätelö” come from?
päärynäjäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päärynä, from Swedish päron, from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.
päärynäjäätelö (Finnish): pear ice cream
Definitions
- pear ice cream
Ancestry of “päärynäjäätelö”, step by step
päärynäjäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päärynä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päärynä | pear |
| 2 | Swedish | päron | pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet |
| 3 | Old Norse | pera | pear tree |
| 4 | Old English | pere | pear |
| 5 | Latin | pirum | a pear |
via Finnish jäätelö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätelö | ice cream |
| 2 | English | ice cream | A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a... |
| 3 | English | iced cream | Dated form of ice cream |