Where does “rượu bia” come from?
rượu bia (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bia, from French bière, from Middle French biere, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.
rượu bia (Vietnamese): alcoholic beverages
Definitions
- alcoholic beverages
Ancestry of “rượu bia”, step by step
rượu bia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |