Where does “brew” come from?

brew (Middle English) comes from Middle English brewen, from Old English brēowan, from Proto-West Germanic breuwan, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brew (Middle English): Alternative form of brewen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of brewen

Ancestry of “brew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbrewenTo brew; to make or be involved in making...
2Old Englishbrēowanto brew
3Proto-West Germanicbreuwanto brew
4Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →
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