Where does “beerishly” come from?
beerishly (English) comes from English beerish, 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.
beerishly (English): In a beerish manner
Definitions
- In a beerish manner
Ancestry of “beerishly”, step by step
beerishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beerish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beerish | Tasting of beer, beery |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |