Bier Definition
Other Word Forms of Bier
Noun
Origin of Bier
-
From Middle English beer, beere, bere, from Old English bēr, (West Saxon) bǣr (“stretcher, bier”), from Proto-Germanic *bērō (East Frisian beere, Dutch baar, German Bahre), from *beraną (“to bear”). More at bear.
From Wiktionary
-
Alteration (influenced by French bière coffin) of Middle English ber from Old English bēr bher-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Related Articles
Bier Is Also Mentioned In
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to bier using the buttons below.