Where does “Winderbeer” come from?

Winderbeer (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German beer, from Middle High German bir, from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Winderbeer (Pennsylvania German): winter pear

Definitions

  1. winter pear

Ancestry of “Winderbeer”, step by step

Winderbeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German beer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanbeerberry
2Middle High Germanbirpear
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear

via Pennsylvania German Winder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanWinderwinter
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Vulgar Latin pira →Every word from Old High German bira →