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Where does “Bier” come from?

Bier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Bier (Luxembourgish): bear; berry

Definitions

  1. bear; berry

Ancestry of “Bier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbirapear
2Vulgar Latinpira—
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “Bier”

  • Äisbier
  • Schnéibier
  • Polarbier
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