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Where does “microbeer” come from?

microbeer (English) comes from English Beer, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

microbeer (English): beer produced by a microbrewery

Definitions

  1. beer produced by a microbrewery

Ancestry of “microbeer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeer—
2DutchbeerA bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbër—
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →