Where does “beerbarrel” come from?
beerbarrel (English) comes from English Beer, 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-.
beerbarrel (English): A barrel in which beer is kept; a keg
Definitions
- A barrel in which beer is kept; a keg
Ancestry of “beerbarrel”, step by step
beerbarrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beer | An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor |
| 2 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English barrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrel | A round vessel or cask, of greater length than... |
| 2 | Middle English | barel | barrel |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | baril | small barrel |
| 4 | Old French | baril | small barrel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | barilaz | vessel for transport, container, jug; basket;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |