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

  1. present participle of brew; The production of...

Ancestry of “brewing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrewyngebrewing the manufacture of alcoholic beverages
2Middle EnglishbrewenTo brew; to make or be involved in making...
3Old Englishbrēowanto brew
4Proto-West Germanicbreuwanto brew
5Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brewing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →