English
Perry Barr
Perry Barr comes from Old English pirige ‘pear tree’, and goes back to Proto-Brythonic *bar ‘tip, point, peak’.
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bar‘tip, point, peak’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pirige‘pear tree’
- EnglishtodayPerry Barr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bar‘tip, point, peak’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150pirige‘pear tree’
- EnglishtodayPerry Barr
Every English word from Proto-Brythonic *bar
Today it means
name A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Brythonic *bar / Perry Barr