Where does “butter-ham” come from?
butter-ham (English) comes from Dutch boterham, from Dutch boteram.
butter-ham (English): A slice of buttered bread; One of two strips of...
Definitions
- A slice of buttered bread; One of two strips of...
Ancestry of “butter-ham”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | boterham | a slice of bread; sandwich |
| 2 | Dutch | boteram | — |