Where does “bútur” come from?

bútur (Icelandic) comes from Old English botere, from Latin butyrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

bútur (Icelandic): piece, bit

Definitions

  1. piece, bit

Ancestry of “bútur”, step by step

bútur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English botere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbotere—
2Latinbutyrumbutter
3Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
4Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
5Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old Norse bútr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebútrlog, stump, butt
2Proto-Germanic*butą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →