Brewery
/ˈbruː.ə.ri/noun
A place where beer is made.
Did you know?The root behind *brew* goes back to a Proto-Indo-European idea of boiling or seething, which is why the word has always carried the energy of something actively changing under heat.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhreu-
“to boil, bubble, seethe”
Old English
OE
breowan
“to brew, prepare by boiling or steeping”
Middle English
ME
brewere
“a brewer; a person who makes beer”
14th Century
English
brewery
“a place where beer is brewed”
Modern English
English
brewery
“a place where beer is made”