Where does “päron” come from?

päron (Swedish) comes from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.

päron (Swedish): pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet

Definitions

  1. pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet

Ancestry of “päron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseperapear tree
2Old Englishperepear
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “päron

Every word from Latin pirumEvery word from Old English pereEvery word from Old Norse pera
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