Where does “bjórr” come from?

bjórr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bjórr (Old Norse): beaver; beer

Definitions

  1. beaver; beer

Ancestry of “bjórr”, step by step

bjórr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bebruz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Germanic beuzą

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

Words derived from “bjórr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →