Where does “beoir” come from?
beoir (Irish) comes from Middle Irish beóir, 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.
beoir (Irish): beer; a woman; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- beer; a woman; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “beoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | beóir | beer |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjórr | beaver; beer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bebruz | beaver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰébʰrus | beaver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrew- | to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |