Where does “butter” come from?
butter (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
butter (German): inflection of buttern:
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- inflection of buttern:
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Ancestry of “butter”, step by step