Where does “boter” come from?

boter (Middle English) comes from Middle English buter, from Old English butere, 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.

boter (Middle English): Alternative form of buter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of buter

Ancestry of “boter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbuterbutter
2Old Englishbuterebutter
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 →