Where does “biira” come from?

biira (Cimbrian) comes from Venetian bira, from German bier, from Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

biira (Cimbrian): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “biira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianbirabeer
2Germanbiersingular imperative of bieren; first-person...
3Middle High Germanbier—
4Old High Germanbior—
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →