Beer
The word ale comes from Old English ealu (plural ealoth), in turn from Proto-Germanic *alu (plural *aluth), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European base *h2elut-, which holds connotations of "sorcery, magic, possession, intoxication". The word beer comes from Old English beor, from Proto-Germanic *beuza, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bheusom, originally "brewer's yeast, beer dregs", although other theories have been provided connecting the word with Old English beow, "barley", or Latin bibere, "to drink". On the currency of two words for the same thing in the Germanic languages, the 12th-century Old Icelandic poem Alvissmal says, "Ale it is called among men, but among the gods, beer."
What is the origin of the word ale?
Old English ealu
The word ale comes from Old English ealu (plural ealoth), in turn from Proto-Germanic *alu (plural *aluth), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European base *h2elut-, which holds connotations of "sorcery, magic, possession, intoxication".
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