Where does “bière” come from?

bière (French) comes from Middle French biere, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

bière (French): beer; bier; coffin

Definitions

  1. beer; bier; coffin

Ancestry of “bière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbierebeer; bier
2Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
3Middle Dutchbierbeer
4Old Dutchbierbeer
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “bière”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →