Where does “bia hơi” come from?
bia hơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hơi, from Dutch hooi, from Middle Dutch hôoi, from Old Dutch hōi, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
bia hơi (Vietnamese): bia hơi a type of cheap draft lager beer, especially popular in the north of Vietnam
Definitions
- bia hơi a type of cheap draft lager beer, especially popular in the north of Vietnam
Ancestry of “bia hơi”, step by step
bia hơi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hơi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hơi | slightly, somewhat, a little; vapor, steam;... |
| 2 | Dutch | hooi | hay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hôoi | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hōi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Vietnamese bia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bia | beer; tombstone; gravestone; stele; monument;... |
| 2 | French | bière | beer; bier; coffin |
| 3 | Middle French | biere | beer; bier |
| 4 | Dutch | bier | beer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bier | beer |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bier | beer |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |