Where does “byè” come from?

byè (Haitian Creole) comes from French bière, from Middle French biere, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

byè (Haitian Creole): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “byè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbièrebeer; bier; coffin
2Middle Frenchbierebeer; bier
3Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
4Middle Dutchbierbeer
5Old Dutchbierbeer
6Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
7Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
8Proto-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 →
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