Where does “bir” come from?

bir (Malay) comes 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.

bir (Malay): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “bir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
2Middle Dutchbierbeer
3Old Dutchbierbeer
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-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 →