Where does “Beer” come from?

Beer (German) comes from German Beere, from Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Beer (German): Obsolete form of Beere

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of Beere

Ancestry of “Beer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeereberry
2Middle High Germanberbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →