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English word origin

Etymology of lager

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

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Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 1 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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