Where does “brew” come from?

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

brew (Silesian): eyebrow; brow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow; brow

Ancestry of “brew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbreweyebrow; brow
2Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →
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