Where does “麦” come from?

麦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 麦酒, 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.

麦 (Japanese): broadly speaking dry-cultivated cereal grain

Definitions

  1. broadly speaking dry-cultivated cereal grain

Ancestry of “麦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麦酒beer; any other alcoholic drink brewed mainly...
2Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
3Middle Dutchbierbeer
4Old Dutchbierbeer
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-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 →