Where does “beer” come from?

beer (Old French) comes from Late Latin batāre.

beer (Old French): to open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;...

Definitions

  1. to open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;...

Ancestry of “beer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbatāre—

Words derived from “beer”

Every word from Late Latin batāre →