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
Ancestry of “buter”, step by step
Words derived from “buter”