ברײַען
ברויען
'to brew'

ETYMOLOGY

[The variants ברײַען and ברויען could go back to the MHG variants briuwen and brūwen, or ברויען might be a Germanism? NHG brauen should come from MHG brūwen.}
ON bruggin (participle), OE brēowan, English to brew, OS gi-breuwan, Dutch brouwen, MHG briuwen, brūwen, ENHG brauen, bräuen, NHG brauen; from PGmc ✱brewwan- 'to brew' < ✱bʰréuh₁-e- (EUR); from PIE root ✱bʰréuh₁- 'to boil, brew'; cf. Latin defrūtum 'must', fervēre 'to boil'