Where does “Béier” come from?

Béier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

Béier (Luxembourgish): beer; a serving of beer; boar

Definitions

  1. beer; a serving of beer; boar

Ancestry of “Béier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbior—
2Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
3Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
4Proto-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 →
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