Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to brew" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesbreowan(Anglo-Saxon) briuwan(Old Dutch) briuwan(Old High German) briuwan(Old Saxon) Surname DescendantsBrouwer(Dutch) Brewer, Brewster(English) Brauer(Low German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 76. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 56.