Where does “Bierkasten” come from?
Bierkasten (German) comes from German bier, 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.
Bierkasten (German): beer case, beer crate
Ancestry of “Bierkasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bier | singular imperative of bieren; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | bier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bior | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |