Where does “beer” come from?

beer (Dutch) comes from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

beer (Dutch): A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...

Definitions

  1. A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...

Ancestry of “beer”, step by step

beer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German bär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbär—
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Middle Dutch bêer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbêerboar, male pig
2Old Dutchbero—

via Old French baïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaïr—
2Ottoman Turkishبایر—

Words derived from “beer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →