Where does “buter” come from?

buter (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

buter (Middle English): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “buter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbuterebutter
2Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
3Latinbūtȳrumbutter
4Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
5Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
6Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “buter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →