Where does “beorscealc” come from?

beorscealc (Old English) comes from Old English scealc, from Proto-Germanic *skalk, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

beorscealc (Old English): one who serves beer

Definitions

  1. one who serves beer

Ancestry of “beorscealc”, step by step

beorscealc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English scealc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscealcservant; man, soldier, sailor
2Proto-Germanic*skalk—
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old English bēor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēorbeer
2Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
3Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →
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