Where does “brewery” come from?
Brewery comes from Dutch brouwerij, formed with the Dutch suffix -erij (from Latin -arius) applied to Middle Dutch brouwen, which derives from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-.
brewery (English): A building where beer is produced; A company that...
Definitions
- A building where beer is produced; A company that...
Ancestry of “brewery”, step by step
brewery traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English brew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brew | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch brouwerij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brouwerij | brewery; the act of brewing |
| 2 | Dutch | brouwen | to brew; to pronounce the sound "r" as a uvular... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brouwen | to brew; to think up, to come up with |
| 4 | Old Dutch | briuwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | breuwan | to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |