Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “brew” come from?

brew (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ancestry of “brew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →