Where does “bierselig” come from?

bierselig (German) comes from German selig, from Middle High German sælic, from Old High German sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

bierselig (German): beery

Definitions

  1. beery

Ancestry of “bierselig”, step by step

bierselig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German selig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseligvery or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such...
2Middle High Germansælichappy, joyful; blessed, blissful
3Old High Germansālighappy
4Proto-West Germanicsālīgblissful, prosperous, happy
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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 -ḱos