Where does “bier” come from?

bier (German) comes 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.

bier (German): singular imperative of bieren; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of bieren; first-person...

Ancestry of “bier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbier
2Old High Germanbior
3Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
4Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “bier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews-