Where does “birra” come from?

birra (Portuguese) comes from Italian birra, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

birra (Portuguese): obstinacy; an act proper of a spoilt or stubborn...

Definitions

  1. obstinacy; an act proper of a spoilt or stubborn...

Ancestry of “birra”, step by step

birra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian birra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbirrabeer; beer, glass of beer
2Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
3Middle Dutchbierbeer
4Old Dutchbierbeer
5Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
6Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

via Spanish birria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbirriagarbage, junk, slop; birria
2Vulgar Latinverrea
3LatinVerresboar, male swine
4Proto-Italicwersēn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérsēnvirile man; male animal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle

Words derived from “birra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews-Every word from Proto-Germanic beuząEvery word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ
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