Where does “Knoblauchbutter” come from?
Knoblauchbutter (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.
Knoblauchbutter (German): garlic butter
Definitions
- garlic butter
Ancestry of “Knoblauchbutter”, step by step
Knoblauchbutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German butter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | butter | inflection of buttern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | buter | butter |
| 3 | Old High German | butira | 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 German Knoblauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knoblauch | garlic |
| 2 | Middle High German | knobelouch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | klobelouch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chlobalouh | — |