Where does “bier” come from?

bier (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

bier (Old Dutch): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “bier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bier”

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