Where does “बीर” come from?
बीर (Hindi) comes from English Beer, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
बीर (Hindi): brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior
Definitions
- brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior
Ancestry of “बीर”, step by step
बीर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beer | An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor |
| 2 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |