Where does “וואָרצלביר” come from?

וואָרצלביר (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ביר, 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.

וואָרצלביר (Yiddish): root beer

Definitions

  1. root beer

Ancestry of “וואָרצלביר”, step by step

וואָרצלביר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ביר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבירbeer
2Middle High Germanbier—
3Old High Germanbior—
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

via Yiddish וואָרצל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואָרצלroot
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuzą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ →