Where does “boterberg” come from?
boterberg (Dutch) comes from Dutch boter, from Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch butera, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
boterberg (Dutch): butter mountain
Definitions
- butter mountain
Ancestry of “boterberg”, step by step
boterberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boter | Butter, a spread made from churned milk; A butter... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bōter | butter |
| 3 | Old Dutch | butera | butter |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 5 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |