Where does “pære” come from?
pære (Greenlandic) comes from Danish pære, from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.
pære (Greenlandic): pear
Ancestry of “pære”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | pære | pear; light bulb; intellect |
| 2 | Old Norse | pera | pear tree |
| 3 | Old English | pere | — |
| 4 | Latin | pirum | a pear |