Where does “purre” come from?

purre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

purre (Norwegian Nynorsk): Allium ampeloprasum, syn. "Allium porrum", leek;...

Definitions

  1. Allium ampeloprasum, syn. "Allium porrum", leek;...

Ancestry of “purre”, step by step

purre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin porrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinporrumleek; chives
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

via Low German purren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanpurrento poke, stir; stir

Words derived from “purre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Latin porrum →