Where does “bierpens” come from?

bierpens (Dutch) comes from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

bierpens (Dutch): beer belly, potbelly

Definitions

  1. beer belly, potbelly

Ancestry of “bierpens”, step by step

bierpens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
2Middle Dutchbierbeer
3Old Dutchbierbeer
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

via Dutch buik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuikbelly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...
2Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
3Old Dutchbūk—
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
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