Where does “pilsen” come from?
pilsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch pils, from German Pils, from German Pilsener, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
pilsen (Dutch): to drink beer
Definitions
- to drink beer
Ancestry of “pilsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pils | pilsner beer; lager beer |
| 2 | German | Pils | pilsner beer |
| 3 | German | Pilsener | A particular style of lager beer, originally from... |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |