Where does “grottenbeer” come from?
grottenbeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beer, 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-.
Ancestry of “grottenbeer”, step by step
grottenbeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch grot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grot | cave, cavern |
| 2 | French | grotte | cave |
| 3 | Italian | grotta | cave; grotto |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | grupta | — |
| 5 | Latin | crypta | underground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτός | concealed, hidden, secret |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |