Where does “Biera” come from?

Biera (Northern Sami) comes from French bière, from Middle French biere, 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.

Ancestry of “Biera”, step by step

Biera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French bière

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbièrebeer; bier; coffin
2Middle Frenchbierebeer; bier
3Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
4Middle Dutchbierbeer
5Old Dutchbierbeer
6Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
7Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

via Swedish per

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishperFor each; for every
2LatinPetrusPeter
3Indonesianpenembakshooter
4Indonesiantembakto shoot to fire a shot
5Malaytembakto shoot
6MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
7Proto-Malayictimbak—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—

via Frankish beuʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbeuʀbeer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →