Where does “brouwerij” come from?
brouwerij (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.
brouwerij (Dutch): brewery; the act of brewing
Definitions
- brewery; the act of brewing
Ancestry of “brouwerij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “brouwerij”