Where does “Brouwer” come from?
Brouwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch brouwen, from Middle Dutch brouwen, from Old Dutch briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic breuwan, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Brouwer (Dutch): brewer
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Brouwer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brouwen | to brew; to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brouwen | to brew; to think up, to come up with |
| 3 | Old Dutch | briuwan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | breuwan | to brew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |