Where does “bì-lù” come from?

bì-lù (Min Nan) comes from Japanese ビール, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

bì-lù (Min Nan): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “bì-lù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseビールbeer
2Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
3Middle Dutchbierbeer
4Old Dutchbierbeer
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →