Where does “Bier” come from?

Bier (German) comes from Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

Bier (German): beer; business, beeswax

Definitions

  1. beer; business, beeswax

Ancestry of “Bier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbier—
2Old High Germanbior—
3Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
4Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →
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