Where does “Rauchbier” come from?
Rauchbier (German) comes from German rauchen, from French fumer, from Middle French fumer, from Latin fumare, from Latin fumo, from Latin fumus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós — smoke; mist, haze.
Rauchbier (German): smoked beer
Ancestry of “Rauchbier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | rauchen | to smoke |
| 2 | French | fumer | to smoke; to emit smoke; to steam |
| 3 | Middle French | fumer | to smoke |
| 4 | Latin | fumare | present active infinitive of fūmō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | fumo | I smoke, steam, fume |
| 6 | Latin | fumus | smoke, steam; indication, sign |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fūmos | smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |