Etymology

lager

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Today it means: A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast. Full definition →

German Lagerbier
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  1. German · derived fromLagerbier“beer made for storing”
  2. English todaylager

From German Lagerbier (“beer made for storing”), from Lager (“store”). Cognate with native English lair.

Words from the same roots

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lager-beer

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