Where does “brew” come from?

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

brew (Polish): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “brew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbreweyebrow; brow
2Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “brew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →