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Where does “Pilsener” come from?

Pilsener (German) comes from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Pilsener (German): A particular style of lager beer, originally from...

Definitions

  1. A particular style of lager beer, originally from...

Ancestry of “Pilsener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
2Old High German-āri—
3Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “Pilsener”

  • pilsener
  • Pils
  • pils
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →