Where does “birra” come from?

birra (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): beer; beer, glass of beer

Definitions

  1. beer; beer, glass of beer

Ancestry of “birra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “birra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →