Etymology of the English word beer
the English word
beerderived from the West Germanic word
beorDerivations in English
beerhouse,
beerpull,
beery,
forbear,
signifiantCognates
Dutch
bier, English
saxon, French
bière, French
biez, French
buse, German
Bier, Italian
bara, Provençal
bera, Provençal
bus, Spanish
buzo, Yiddish
birUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English