bière

Concepts

beer

🍺

ale

wine

🍷

coffin

⚰️

malt liquor

beers

🍻

pale ale

alcohol

shandy

stouts

brewski

flat beer

Valkyrie

yill

kangaroo piss

amber fluid

alcoholic beverage

neck oil

ales

bier

casket

draught

lagers

mead

pall

Synonyms

vin

🍷

cercueil

⚰️

boisson alcoolique

alcool

pression

demi

bière anglaise

Bière

brassons

binouze

🍺

broue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bjɛʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: biere

Cognate with Old English: bēor

Inherited from Old French: biere

Cognate with German: Bahre

Cognate with English: bier

In summary

Inherited from Middle French biere, borrowed from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch *bier, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ (compare Old Saxon and Old High German bior), all from Proto-Germanic *beuzą. Akin to Old English bēor (“beer”). More at beer.