brewen
Middle English
/ˈbriu̯ən/
verb
Definitions
- To brew; to make or be involved in making alcoholic beverages especially beer.
- To induce, create or cause a condition or effect; to foment or effect.
- To unfold or begin; to start to happen or take effect.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English brēowan (brew) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (brew).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brewwaną
Gloss
brew
Kanji
醸
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brew English
- brewable English
- brewage English
- brewer English
- brewery English
- brewest English
- breweth English
- brewfest English
- brewhouse English
- brewing English
- brewmaster English
- brewology English
- brewpub English
- brewski English
- homebrew English
- macrobrew English
- megabrew English
- microbrew English
- misbrew English
- nanobrew English
- rebrew English
- *bʰerw- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰrewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *brewwaną Proto-Germanic
- *bruþą Proto-Germanic
- breowan Old English
- brēowan Old English
- brewe Middle English
- brewere Middle English
- brewester Middle English
- brewhous Middle English
- brewyng Middle English
- hous Middle English
- *bryggja Old Norse
- brugga Old Norse
- brugginn Old Norse
- briuwan Old High German
- *briuwan Old Dutch
- briuwan Old Saxon
- bree Scots
- bríbéirecht Middle Irish
- briuwa Old Frisian
- briūwa Old Frisian