Where does “brēowan” come from?

brēowan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic breuwan, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brēowan (Old English): to brew

Definitions

  1. to brew

Ancestry of “brēowan”, step by step

brēowan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic breuwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbreuwanto brew
2Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Germanic brēwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrēwōeyebrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “brēowan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →