Where does “bire” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bire”

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