Reconstruction:Old Dutch/pera

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *peru. Which is a borrowing from vulgar Latin pira.

Noun

*pera f

  1. pear

Inflection

Declension of *pera (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *pera *pera, *peron
accusative *pera, *peron *pera, *peron
genitive *peron *perono
dative *peron *peron

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: pēre
    • Dutch: peer
      • Afrikaans: peer
      • Jersey Dutch: pêr
      • → Aukan: peli
      • → Saramaccan: péíli (from the diminutive form)
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