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Where does “brewester” come from?

brewester (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.

brewester (Middle English): brewer

Definitions

  1. brewer

Ancestry of “brewester”, 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

Words derived from “brewester”

  • brewster
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