Where does “brewer” come from?
Brewer comes from Middle English brewere, formed from Middle English brew plus the agent suffix -er, which derives from Old French -er, ultimately from Latin -arius, an agent noun suffix built on the Latin verb -are and the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer-.
brewer (English): Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to...
Definitions
- Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to...
Ancestry of “brewer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | brewere | brewer |
| 2 | English | brew | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |