Where does “brewing” come from?
Brewing derives from Old English -ing and -ung suffixes attached to brew, which comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, meaning to boil or heat.
brewing (English): present participle of brew; The production of...
Definitions
- present participle of brew; The production of...
Ancestry of “brewing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brewynge | — |
| 2 | Middle English | brewen | To brew; to make or be involved in making... |
| 3 | Old English | brēowan | to brew |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | breuwan | to brew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “brewing”