lager
LAH-ger · noun
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Origin
Lager comes from German Lagerbier, "beer made for storing," from Lager ("store"). The name described where the beer sat, not how it tasted.
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Related words
Lager is cognate with the native English word lair — both trace back to the same idea of a place where something rests or is kept.