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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

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