Where does “bierkeller” come from?

bierkeller (English) comes from German Bierkeller, from German keller, from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.

bierkeller (English): An underground pub where German beer is served

Definitions

  1. An underground pub where German beer is served

Ancestry of “bierkeller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBierkellerstorage cellar for beer, breweries often combine it with a restauration or a Biergarten
2Germankellercellar
3Middle High Germankeller
4Old High Germankellari
5Proto-West Germanic*kellārīcellar, storeroom
6Latincellāriumstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry
7Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom
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