Where does “Buttermilch” come from?
Buttermilch (German) comes from German butter, from Middle High German buter, from Old High German butira, 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.
Buttermilch (German): buttermilk
Ancestry of “Buttermilch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | butter | inflection of buttern:
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| 2 | Middle High German | buter | — |
| 3 | Old High German | butira | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 5 | Latin | būtȳrum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |