Where does “brewster” come from?

brewster (English) comes from Middle English brewester, from Middle English brewen, from Old English brēowan, from Proto-West Germanic breuwan, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

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Ancestry of “brewster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrewesterbrewer
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →
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