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: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of buttern: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “butter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuterbutter
2Old High Germanbutirabutter
3Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
4Latinbūtȳrumbutter
5Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
6Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
7Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
8Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “butter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →