English

brewery

Brewery comes from Dutch brouwerij.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Formed from brew + -ery

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to brew’

Proto-Germanic *brewwaną ‘to brew’

Proto-West Germanic *breuwan ‘to brew’

Old English brēowan ‘to brew’

Middle English brewen ‘to brew’

English brew

Every English word from Dutch brouwerij

noun A building where beer is produced.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.