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Where does “obergärig” come from?

obergärig (German) comes from German gären, from German gär, from Middle High German gare, from Old High German garo, from Proto-West Germanic garu, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

obergärig (German): top-fermented

Definitions

  1. top-fermented

Ancestry of “obergärig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangärento ferment; to be agitated; to seethe
2Germangärsingular imperative of gären
3Middle High Germangare—
4Old High Germangarodone; ready
5Proto-West Germanicgaruready, prepared
6Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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