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

Definitions

  1. smoked beer

Ancestry of “Rauchbier”, step by step

Rauchbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rauchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrauchento smoke
2Frenchfumerto smoke; to emit smoke; to steam
3Middle Frenchfumerto smoke
4Latinfumarepresent active infinitive of fūmō; second-person...
5LatinfumoI smoke, steam, fume
6Latinfumussmoke, steam; indication, sign
7Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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

Words derived from “Rauchbier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Italic fūmos
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