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Where does “Bierkeller” come from?

Bierkeller (German) comes from German keller, from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.

Ancestry of “Bierkeller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeller—
2Middle High Germankeller—
3Old High Germankellari—
4Proto-West Germanic*kellārī—
5Latincellārium—
6Latin-ārium—
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om—
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “Bierkeller”

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