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Where does “beerocracy” come from?

beerocracy (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-.

beerocracy (English): Those who control or profit from the brewing of...

Definitions

  1. Those who control or profit from the brewing of...

Ancestry of “beerocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeer—
2DutchbeerA bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbër—
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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