Where does “bierernst” come from?

bierernst (German) comes from German bier-, from German bier, 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.

bierernst (German): very serious; deadly

Definitions

  1. very serious; deadly

Ancestry of “bierernst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbier-very
2Germanbiersingular imperative of bieren; first-person...
3Middle High Germanbier—
4Old High Germanbior—
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →