English
altbier
Altbier comes from German Altbier.
- Germanc. 1650–presentAltbierliterally ‘old beer’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007altbier
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentAltbierliterally ‘old beer’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007altbier
Earliest quotation: 2007, Eric Asimov, Quiet Cover for a Vital Brew: “Their own version of brown ale, long the signature…”
Every English word from German Altbier
Today it means
noun A form of German top-fermenting beer that originated in Westphalia and later spread to parts of the Rhineland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Altbier / altbier