Where does “birn” come from?

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

birn (Middle High German): nominative plural of bir

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bir

Ancestry of “birn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “birn”

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