Where does “雞啤” come from?
雞啤 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 啤酒, from Chinese 啤, from English bear, from Middle English bere, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
雞啤 (Chinese): chimaek
Definitions
- chimaek
Ancestry of “雞啤”, step by step
雞啤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 啤酒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 啤酒 | beer |
| 2 | Chinese | 啤 | — |
| 3 | English | bear | A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and... |
| 4 | Middle English | bere | bear; To pierce |
| 5 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Korean 치맥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 치맥 | chimaek pairing of fried chicken and beer |
| 2 | Korean | 맥주 | beer |
| 3 | Japanese | 麦酒 | beer; any other alcoholic drink brewed mainly... |
| 4 | Dutch | bier | beer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bier | beer |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bier | beer |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |