Where does “speciaalbier” come from?

speciaalbier (Dutch) comes from Dutch speciaal, from Middle Dutch speciael, from Old French special, from Latin specialis, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

speciaalbier (Dutch): beer of any other kind than lager

Definitions

  1. beer of any other kind than lager

Ancestry of “speciaalbier”, step by step

speciaalbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch speciaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspeciaalspecial
2Middle Dutchspeciael—
3Old Frenchspecial—
4Latinspecialisspecific
5Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
6Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
7Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Dutch bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
2Middle Dutchbierbeer
3Old Dutchbierbeer
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spekjō →