Where does “boterbloem” come from?
boterbloem (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.
boterbloem (Dutch): the wild herb buttercup, a yellow crowfoot species of genus Ranunculus
Definitions
- the wild herb buttercup, a yellow crowfoot species of genus Ranunculus
Ancestry of “boterbloem”, step by step
boterbloem 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 |
via Dutch bloem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloem | flower of flowering plant; flour of wheat or corn |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bloeme | flower |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bluomo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |