Where does “bir” come from?
bir (Volapük) comes from Volapük bil, from English Beer, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
bir (Volapük): beer
Definitions
- beer
Ancestry of “bir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | bil | bile, gall; beer |
| 2 | English | Beer | An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor |
| 3 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |