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Where does “bün” come from?

bün (Volapük) comes from German Birne, from Middle High German bire, from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

bün (Volapük): pear

Definitions

  1. pear

Ancestry of “bün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanbire—
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear
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