Where does “unterbuttern” come from?

unterbuttern (German) comes from German buttern, 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 — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

unterbuttern (German): to walk over

Definitions

  1. to walk over

Ancestry of “unterbuttern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbutternto churn butter; to develop into butter; to...
2GermanButterbutter
3Middle High Germanbuterbutter
4Old High Germanbutirabutter
5Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
6Latinbūtȳrumbutter
7Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
8Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
9Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
10Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós
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