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Where does “Brauhaus” come from?

Brauhaus (German) comes from German brauen, from Middle Dutch bruwen, from Old High German briuwan, from Proto-West Germanic breuwan, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Brauhaus (German): brewery

Definitions

  1. brewery

Ancestry of “Brauhaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrauento brew
2Middle Dutchbruwen—
3Old High Germanbriuwanto brew
4Proto-West Germanicbreuwanto brew
5Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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