Where does “ביר” come from?

ביר (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.

ביר (Yiddish): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “ביר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbier—
2Old High Germanbior—
3Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
4Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “ביר”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →