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Where does “peru” come from?

peru (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *peru.

peru (Old English): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “peru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*peru—

Words derived from “peru”

  • pier
  • pear
  • peerless
  • pierhead
  • pearwood
  • peerlessly
  • pearlike
  • peary
  • peerlessness
  • pierage
  • pierlike
  • pierless
  • piermaster
  • pearless
  • pear wine
  • gatepier
  • pear cider
  • päärynäsiideri
  • päärynä
  • perunat
  • perunatärkkelys
  • perunasalaatti
  • perunajauho
  • perunalastu
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