Where does “Bierkrug” come from?

Bierkrug (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.

Bierkrug (German): stein; beer stein; beer mug

Definitions

  1. stein; beer stein; beer mug

Ancestry of “Bierkrug”, step by step

Bierkrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbiersingular imperative of bieren; first-person...
2Middle High Germanbier—
3Old High Germanbior—
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

via German Krug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrugjug; pub; bar
2Middle High Germankruoc—
3Old High Germankruog—
4Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
5Proto-Germanic*krōguz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →