Where does “peer” come from?

peer (Scots) comes from Middle English piren — to look, peer; to peer.

peer (Scots): pear; To peer

Definitions

  1. pear; To peer

Ancestry of “peer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpirento look, peer; to peer

Words derived from “peer

Every word from Middle English piren