Lager
/ˈlɑːɡər/noun
A beer fermented with bottom-fermenting yeast and matured at relatively low temperatures.
Did you know?The brewing sense comes from German lagerbier, literally beer kept in storage, because cool maturation was central to its production.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leǵʰ-
“To lie down or be situated”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*lagrą
“A resting place or location”
Old High German
Old High German
lagar
“A place, position, camp, or storehouse”
Middle High German
Middle High German
lāger
“A camp, storage place, or stock of goods”
16th Century
German
Lager
“A camp, warehouse, store, or supply depot”
19th Century
German
Lagerbier
“Beer kept in storage to mature”
19th Century
English
lager
“Beer made by low-temperature fermentation and storage”