Where does “päronträd” come from?

päronträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish träd, from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

päronträd (Swedish): pear tree

Definitions

  1. pear tree

Ancestry of “päronträd”, step by step

päronträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Swedish päron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpäronpear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet
2Old Norseperapear tree
3Old Englishperepear
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →