From Old English 'bēor,' probably Proto-Germanic *beuzą, possibly influenced by Latin 'bibere' (to drink) — cognates across all Germanic languages.
An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops.
From Old English 'bēor,' of uncertain ultimate origin. It may derive from Proto-Germanic *beuzą, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *biber (a drink), from Latin 'bibere' (to drink). Another theory links it to Proto-Germanic *bewwą- (barley), related to Old English 'bēow' (barley). The word largely displaced the older Germanic term 'ealu' (ale) in many contexts, though both survived