Where does “bêr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bêr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bêr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews-Every word from Proto-Germanic beuząEvery word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ
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