Where does “butterweich” come from?
butterweich (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.
butterweich (German): butter-soft; gentle
Definitions
- butter-soft; gentle
Ancestry of “butterweich”, step by step
butterweich 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 weich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weich | soft |
| 2 | Middle High German | weich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weih | soft |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waikw | weak, soft, pliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |