Where does “بيرة” come from?

بيرة (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Italian birra, 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.

بيرة (Moroccan Arabic): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “بيرة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbirrabeer; beer, glass of 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
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