Where does “biere” come from?

biere (Old French) comes from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

biere (Old French): beer; bier; a casket for cadavers

Definitions

  1. beer; bier; a casket for cadavers

Ancestry of “biere”, step by step

biere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic berō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicberōbear
2Proto-Germanicberôbear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Proto-Germanic beuzą

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

via Germanic *bērō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*bērō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “biere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →