Where does “perle” come from?
perle (Middle Dutch) comes from French perle, from Italian perla, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Ancestry of “perle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perle | pearl; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | perla | pearl; pill; mistake |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | perla | — |
| 4 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |