Where does “Birne” come from?

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

Birne (German): pear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin

Definitions

  1. pear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin

Ancestry of “Birne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbire—
2Old High Germanbirapear
3Vulgar Latinpira—
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “Birne”

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