Where does “Fassbier” come from?

Fassbier (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.

Fassbier (German): draft beer, draught (beer)

Definitions

  1. draft beer, draught (beer)

Ancestry of “Fassbier”, step by step

Fassbier 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 fass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →