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Where does “brygger” come from?

brygger (Danish) comes from Old Norse brugga, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brygger (Danish): brewer; indefinite plural of brygge; present...

Definitions

  1. brewer; indefinite plural of brygge; present...

Ancestry of “brygger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebruggato brew
2Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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