Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “bira” come from?

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

bira (Old High German): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “bira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpira—
2Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “bira”

  • Grundbirne
  • birnenförmig
  • Birne
  • Birnbaum
  • Erdbirne
  • Glühbirne
  • Gruntbir
  • Abrissbirne
  • krumpli
  • krumplibogár
  • компир
  • pirn
  • pirnipuu
  • bire
  • bir
  • באַר
  • Bir
  • Gromper
  • Grondbir
  • krompir
  • bün
  • Bir
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