Where does “Butler” come from?
Butler (German) comes from English Butler, from Middle English butler, from Old French butiller, from Old French boteille, from Latin butticula, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.
Butler (German): A butler, chief male servant, majordomo
Definitions
- A butler, chief male servant, majordomo
Ancestry of “Butler”, step by step