Where does “ber” come from?

ber (Middle English) comes from Old English bēor, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

ber (Middle English): beer alcoholic beverage made from malted grain, especially flavoured with hops

Definitions

  1. beer alcoholic beverage made from malted grain, especially flavoured with hops

Ancestry of “ber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēorbeer
2Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
3Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “ber”

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