Where does “bjór” come from?

bjór (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bjór (Icelandic): a beaver; fur; beer

Definitions

  1. a beaver; fur; beer

Ancestry of “bjór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjórrbeaver; beer
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bjór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →