Where does “peur” come from?

peur (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle English pere, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.

peur (Scottish Gaelic): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “peur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpereA pear; A thing of little import or worth; A...
2Old Englishperepear
3Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Old English pere →Every word from Middle English pere →