Where does “Sauerbier” come from?

Sauerbier (German) comes from German sauer, from Middle High German sūr, from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

Sauerbier (German): sour beer

Definitions

  1. sour beer

Ancestry of “Sauerbier”, step by step

Sauerbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansauersour; acid; acidic; upset; annoyed; angry;...
2Middle High Germansūrsour
3Old High Germansūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →