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Where does “brouwen” come from?

brouwen (Dutch) comes 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.

brouwen (Dutch): to brew; to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular...

Definitions

  1. to brew; to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular...

Ancestry of “brouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbrouwento brew; to think up, to come up with
2Old Dutchbriuwan—
3Proto-West Germanicbreuwanto brew
4Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brouwen”

  • brewery
  • microbrewery
  • breweriana
  • minibrewery
  • superbrewery
  • Brouwer
  • brouwer
  • brouwerij
  • brouwsel
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