Where does “bierpul” come from?
bierpul (Dutch) comes from Dutch pul, from Dutch ampul, from Middle Dutch ampulle, from Old French ampule, from Latin ampulla, from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς — shiny, light brown.
bierpul (Dutch): beer stein, tankard: a kind of beer mug
Definitions
- beer stein, tankard: a kind of beer mug
Ancestry of “bierpul”, step by step
bierpul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pul | tankard; duckling, usual in the diminutive |
| 2 | Dutch | ampul | An ampoule, small, closed vial, as used to dose... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ampulle | — |
| 4 | Old French | ampule | — |
| 5 | Latin | ampulla | a two-handled vessel with a swollen middle;... |
| 6 | Latin | amphora | A vessel, usually made of clay, with two handles... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφορεύς | jar with a narrow neck, amphora; a liquid... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφιφορεύς | amphora, a large jar with two handles |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φορεύς | bearer |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φορέω | to bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |