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

bira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin pira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpira—
2Latinpiruma pear

via Medieval Latin pira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpira—

Words derived from “bira”

Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →