Where does “bjórvömb” come from?

bjórvömb (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bjór, 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.

bjórvömb (Icelandic): beer belly, paunch

Definitions

  1. beer belly, paunch

Ancestry of “bjórvömb”, step by step

bjórvömb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bjór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbjóra beaver; fur; beer
2Old Norsebjórrbeaver; beer
3Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Icelandic vömb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvömbbelly, abdomen; stomach
2Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →