Where does “Botter” come from?

Botter (Low German) comes from Middle Low German botter, from Old Saxon butera, 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.

Botter (Low German): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “Botter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbotter—
2Old Saxonbutera—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →