Where does “beer” come from?

beer (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bera, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

beer (North Frisian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “beer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbera—
2Proto-West Germanicberōbear
3Proto-Germanicberôbear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →