English
beverage
Beverage comes from Old French beverage, from beivre ‘to drink’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₃-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*píph₃eti‘to drink, to be drinking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pibō‘to drink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbibō‘to drink’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400boivre‘to drink’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400beivre‘to drink’variant of boivre
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400beverage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘An (alcoholic) beverage or beverages’
- Englishearliest quotation 1748same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₃-‘to drink’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*píph₃eti‘to drink, to be drinking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pibō‘to drink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbibō‘to drink’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400boivre‘to drink’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400beivre‘to drink’variant of boivre
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400beverage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘An (alcoholic) beverage or beverages’
- Englishearliest quotation 1748same form
Earliest quotation: 1748, James Thomson, Canto II: “He knew no Beverage but the flowing Stream; /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- ‘to drink’
through Latin bibō ‘to drink’
Today it means
noun A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- / beverage