Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beuʀ

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

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*beuʀ n[1]

  1. beer

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *beuʀ
Genitive *beuʀas
Singular Plural
Nominative *beuʀ *beuʀu
Accusative *beuʀ *beuʀu
Genitive *beuʀas *beuʀō
Dative *beuʀē *beuʀum
Instrumental *beuʀu *beuʀum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *beur

Descendants

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  • Old English: bēor
    • Middle English: bere, beere
  • Old Frisian: biār
  • Old Saxon: bior
    • Middle Low German: bêr
      • German Low German: Beer
        Mecklenburgisch: Bier
      • Plautdietsch: Bea
  • Old Dutch: *bior, *bier
    • Middle Dutch: bier
      • Dutch: bier (see there for further descendants)
      • Limburgish: beer
      • Middle French: biere (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: bior

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174:PWGmc *beur