beer
English
/bɪə(ɹ)/, /bɪə/, /bɪɹ/, /bɛə/, /ˈbi.ɚ/, /ˈbiː.ə/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
- (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
- (uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
- (countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.
- (countable) A variety of the above beverages.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bere (pillowcase) inherited from Old English bēor (beer) inherited from *beuʀ 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
- bash English
- bear English
- beer bash English
- beer garden English
- beer knot English
- beer league English
- beer leaguer English
- beer-lore English
- beeraholic English
- beeregar English
- beerfest English
- beerful English
- beerhead English
- beerhouse English
- beerily English
- beeriness English
- beerish English
- beerless English
- beerlessness English
- beerlike English
- beermaker English
- beermaking English
- beermonger English
- beerocracy English
- beerocrat English
- beershop English
- beersicle English
- beerware English
- beerwort English
- beery English
- bere English
- eager English
- garden English
- gruit English
- gruitbeer English
- house English
- knot English
- league English
- lore English
- maker English
- making English
- microbeer English
- monger English
- nonbeer English
- shop English
- wort English
- puska Finnish
- birra Latin
- Bier German
- Bierbauch German
- Bierchen German
- Bierdose German
- Bierdusche German
- Bierflasche German
- Biergarten German
- Bierglas German
- Bierhumpen German
- Bierkasten German
- Bierkrug German
- Biertisch German
- Bierwurst German
- Bierzelt German
- Bockbier German
- Festbier German
- Freibier German
- Kellerbier German
- Konterbier German
- Malzbier German
- Rauchbier German
- Starkbier German
- Weizenbier German
- Weißbier German
- biereifrig German
- bierernst German
- bierselig German
- birra Italian
- bier Dutch, Flemish
- bieraccijns Dutch, Flemish
- bierazijn Dutch, Flemish
- bierbrouwer Dutch, Flemish
- bierbrouwerij Dutch, Flemish
- bierbuik Dutch, Flemish
- bierdop Dutch, Flemish
- bierdrinker Dutch, Flemish
- bierenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- bierfiets Dutch, Flemish
- bierfles Dutch, Flemish
- biergist Dutch, Flemish
- bierglas Dutch, Flemish
- bierkan Dutch, Flemish
- bierkelder Dutch, Flemish
- bierpens Dutch, Flemish
- bierpul Dutch, Flemish
- biertap Dutch, Flemish
- bierton Dutch, Flemish
- biervat Dutch, Flemish
- biervilt Dutch, Flemish
- biervlieg Dutch, Flemish
- bierworst Dutch, Flemish
- gruitbier Dutch, Flemish
- speciaalbier Dutch, Flemish
- tapbier Dutch, Flemish
- witbier Dutch, Flemish
- bière French
- *bʰews- Proto-Indo-European
- bia Portuguese
- *beuzą Proto-Germanic
- buska Swedish
- bih-luh Japanese
- bì-luh Japanese
- ビール Japanese
- beor Old English
- beorhūs Old English
- beorsele Old English
- bera Old English
- bere Old English
- bēor Old English
- gebeor Old English
- bere Middle English
- bern Middle English
- berwort Middle English
- bjórr Old Norse
- biere Old French
- bjór Icelandic
- bjórvömb Icelandic
- बियर Hindi
- बीयर Hindi
- bere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- เบียร์ Thai
- bir Indonesian
- bier Middle Dutch
- bior Old High German
- bier Afrikaans
- bir Malay
- бира Bulgarian
- bier Middle High German
- Béier Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဘီယာ Burmese
- mbush Albanian
- biere Middle French
- *beuʀ gmw-pro
- bier Old Dutch
- 啤 Chinese
- 啤酒 Chinese
- bir Cimbrian
- Bier Alemannic German
- bia Swahili
- ubhiya Zulu
- ubhiye Zulu
- បៀរ Central Khmer
- пийжүү Mongolian
- *beuʀ Frankish
- *beuʀ, *bior Frankish
- বিয়ার Bengali
- bier Western Frisian
- biār Old Frisian
- bira Venetian
- bia Tok Pisin
- Bjoor Saterland Frisian
- *en-busa Proto-Albanian
- piar Mòcheno
- bhiya Swati
- Bier Pennsylvania German
- bir Javanese
- biya Hausa
- biri Sranan Tongo
- ᡦᡳ ᠵᡳᠣ Manchu
- bia Bislama
- ꤙꤤ꤬ꤛꤢ꤬ Western Kayah
- biya Alabama
- wort
- bash
- bere
- shop
- knot
- lore
- bear
- gruit
- maker
- beery
- eager
- house
- making
- league
- garden
- monger
- beerily
- nonbeer
- beerful
- beerish
- beerfest
- beerless
- beeregar
- beerwort
- beerhead
- beershop
- beerlike
- beerware
- beeriness
- beerocrat
- beer knot
- microbeer
- beersicle
- beermaker
- beerhouse
- gruitbeer
- beer bash
- beer-lore
- beermaking
- beermonger
- beerocracy
- beeraholic
- beer garden
- beer league
- beerlessness
- beer leaguer