beor

Old English

noun

Definitions

(chiefly) beer, ale

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (beer) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (dross, sediment, brewer's yeast).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰews-

Gloss

dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰews- Proto-Indo-European
*beuzą Proto-Germanic
bjórr Old Norse
biere Old French
bior Old High German
biere Middle French
*beuʀ gmw-pro
bier Old Dutch
*beuʀ Frankish
*beuʀ, *bior Frankish