Where does “bier” come from?

bier (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

Ancestry of “bier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →