Brewer
/ˈbruː.ər/noun
A person who makes beer or other fermented drinks.
Did you know?Brewer comes from the same Germanic root as brew, tied to the idea of boiling or bubbling, which is why the word feels so physically alive.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhreu-
“to bubble, boil, effervesce”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*breuwaną
“to brew, make beer”
Old English
OE
brēowan
“to brew, prepare by boiling or fermenting”
Old English
OE
brēowere
“a brewer, one who brews”
Middle English
ME
brewere
“a brewer”
Modern English
English
brewer
“a person who makes beer or other fermented drinks”