Where does “beertail” come from?
beertail (English) comes from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
beertail (English): A cocktail made with beer
Definitions
- A cocktail made with beer
Ancestry of “beertail”, step by step
beertail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cocktail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cocktail | A mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other... |
| 2 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 3 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 4 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 6 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 10 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 11 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 13 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
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- | — |